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The Press and Information Service of the Inter-Parliamentary Union issues press releases on the occasion of statutory Inter-Parliamentary Conferences and specialized meetings, as well as other important events in the life of the Union. Take a look at the most topical press releases below, or browse through a complete chronological collection of them issued in recent years. News Year's message from the President of the IPU to the global parliamentary community (Geneva, 1 January 2009) Building bridges between women MPs, the media and NGOs in the GCC States (Geneva, 16 December 2008) 1 December - World AIDS Day. IPU President Theo-Ben Gurirab: "Parliaments must legislate to provide more ARVs" (Geneva, 1 December 2008) Parliamentarians take action for maternal and newborn health (Geneva, 26 November 2008) "Creating a culture of human rights should be central to our work", say legislators gathered at IPU Headquarters (Geneva, 5 November 2008) 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Achievements and challenges (Geneva, 3 November 2008) IPU applauds the new freedom of former Colombian MP Oscar Tulio Lizcano (Geneva, 27 October 2008) Parliaments of the world say no to violence against women (Geneva, 22 October 2008) Legislators in Geneva call for action to mitigate impact of international financial crisis (Geneva, 15 October 2008) Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab elected President of the IPU (Geneva, 15 October 2008) IPU condemns killing of Iraqi MP (Geneva, 14 October 2008) The financial crisis to be discussed as an emergency item at the 119th IPU Assembly (Geneva, 13 October 2008) Parliamentary leaders convene in Geneva to address issues of food crisis, nuclear non-proliferation, climate change and freedom of expression (Geneva, 7 October 2008) IPU applauds Rwanda as first parliament to elect a majority of women members (Geneva, 18 September 2008) IPU deeply concerned at situation in Bolivia (Geneva, 18 September 2008) Parliamentarians urge WTO negotiators to close the deal (Geneva, 12 September 2008) 15 September - International Day of Democracy. Parliaments and the challenges to democracy (Geneva, 9 September 2008) Parliamentary Conference on the WTO 2008 session to open in the presence of Mr. Pascal Lamy (Geneva, 9 September 2008) IPU welcomes release of Palestinian MP (Geneva, 27 August 2008) IPU calls for full respect of agreement accepted by Georgia and Russian Federation (Geneva, 15 August 2008) IPU condemns coup d’état in Mauritania (Geneva, 7 August 2008) IPU calls for the release of all remaining hostages in Colombia (Geneva, 17 July 2008) IPU Executive Committee: it is not possible to hold free and fair elections in Zimbabwe under the present circumstances (Geneva, 20 June 2008) World Refugee Day: IPU President expresses his solidarity with refugees (Geneva, 20 June 2008) Parliamentarians promote commitment to HIV/AIDS response (Geneva, 9 June 2008) IPU concerned about the plight of legislators in Zimbabwe and other countries (Cape Town, 18 April 2008) Legislators in Cape Town press for accelerated creation of a Palestinian State, end to blockade in Gaza and release of Zimbabwe election results (Cape Town, 18 April 2008) Parliamentarians committed to maternal, newborn and child health (Cape Town, 16 April 2008) countdown to 2015 (Cape Town, 16 April 2008) 118th IPU Assembly to consider humanitarian situation in conflict areas, particularly in Gaza (Cape Town, 14 April 2008) IPU Survey Reveals Women's Growing Influence in Politics (Cape Town, 13 April 2008) President Thabo Mbeki opens the 118th IPU Assembly in Cape Town (Cape Town, 13 April 2008) Browse through a complete chronological collection of IPU press releases issued in recent years. FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, send us your questions or contact the Union's Information Officer at the following address: Inter-Parliamentary Union 5, chemin du Pommier Case postale 330 CH-1218 Le Grand Saconnex / Geneva Switzerland Telephone: +4122 9194150 Fax: +4122 9194160 E-mail: postbox@mail.ipu.org