Month: October 2015

On 13 October, the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) held a meeting jointly organised with the Italian Senate (Senato della Repubblica) and Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) at the EXPO Milano 2015. “Feeding the Planet, Energy for life” was the core theme of Expo Milano 2015 which provided an opportunity to reflect upon, […]

The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) held a debate on 20th October 2015 in the Palace of Westminster. The cross-party high-level panel, consisted of: Mary Creagh MP – Former Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Caroline Flint MP – Former Minister for Public Health Stephen Kinnock MP – Former Director for the World […]

The Women in Parliaments Global Forum and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) have set up a WIP Working Council. Its purpose is to work with the recently adopted Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, which calls for Members of Parliaments to assist in its implementation at all levels. The WIP Working Council was launched […]

The WIP Mexico Summit 2015 “Make it happen!”, co-hosted by the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) and the Mexican Senate, has concluded after 3 days of exchanges on best practices to get more women into positions of influence and power. The Summit was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, from 7 […]

The President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto has contributed to the Women in Parliaments Global Forum’s campaign “We need more Women in Parliaments and as political leaders because…”, in the context of the WIP Mexico Summit 2015, held from 7 to 9 October in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City (Mexico), co-hosted by the […]