6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament takes place in Geneva, Shura Council participates

Geneva: The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament began today in Geneva, with the participation of a delegation from the Shura Council head...

Geneva: The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament began today in Geneva, with the participation of a delegation from the Shura Council headed by HE Speaker of the Council Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim. The conference will run for three days.

This year conference includes several panel discussions on women’s and youth participation in parliamentary work, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, and the role of parliaments in digital transformation.

The opening session featured addresses by a number of speakers of parliament and representatives of international organizations, who stressed the importance of strengthening parliamentary cooperation and multilateralism in facing the unprecedented challenges confronting the world.

They pointed out that parliamentary cooperation is urgent in the current era amid the spread of armed conflicts, growing security threats, and the erosion of the principles of international law.