Events

Events aims to publicise upcoming and past events relevant to parliamentary development.

Next events

06 February

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Inter-Parliamentary Union: Working together to mobilize parliaments in support of child rights

This meeting will be held in hybrid format on Monday, 6 February 2023, from 13:15 to 14:45 (Geneva time).
13 February

Book Launch for Maya Kornberg's Inside Congressional Committees

Inside Congressional Committees: Function and Dysfunction in the Legislative Process (Columbia University Pr
21 February

Public engagement: New initiatives from New Zealand Parliament's Education Team

This seminar will explore how the New Zealand Parliament’s Education Team provides a wide range of education services
13 March

IParl Spring Academy 2023

The Institute for Parliamentary Research (IParl) will hold its first Berlin Spring Academy on Parlia
03 July

2023 Advanced Course on Innovations in Post-Legislative Scrutiny

Past events

25 January

Will hybrid working become the “new normal” for parliaments?

The Covid-19 pandemic saw a period of “enforced innovation” in parliamentary working methods.
23 January

RCLS Online Seminar: On the Outskirts of Parliament - the Delegation for Women’s Rights

On the Outskirts of Parliament: the Delegation for Women’s Rights is a PhD thesis analysing law-making in th
15 December

Fourth Expert Roundtable on the Common Principles for Support to Parliaments: Agile parliaments for the future

In view of the Common Principles ten-year anniversary in 2024, the Roundtable will be on the theme of Agile parliamen
09 December

Women move mountains in adapting to climate change

Following the success of the International Mountain Day webinars in 2020 and 2021, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and
07 December

Report launch: Women’s political leadership in the ASEAN region

The relationship between women and politics
06 December

Creating a safe cyberspace for democracy

The Inter-Parliamentary Union, in collaboration with the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive
01 December

Women Leadership, Gender Perspective and Gender Approaches in Disarmament Action

The Inter-Parliamentary Union, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), the Youth Fusio
30 November

The Global State of Democracy 2022 Global Launch Event

At the end of 2022, the world finds itself trapped beneath the weight of a multitude of old and new problems.
29 November

Parliamentarians standing up to violence against women in politics

As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (a global campaign held in all countries of the worl
23 November

Report launch: Legislative leadership on environmental issues

How can parliaments protect the environment?
07 November

GLOBE COP27 Legislators Summit

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the hybrid
28 October

Invitation to Tender - Maldives Online Course Development

WFD Maldives is looking for a vendor to design and conduct an online course on parliamentary oversight and legislativ
20 October

Bridging the divide: Legislative lessons for policy making in polarized contexts

On October 20, all members of OPeN will co-host this year’s GLOW virtual plenary, “
11 October

2022 OGP Europe Regional Meeting

The OGP Europe Regional Meeting will take place in Rome, Italy on October 11-12, hosted by the Government of Italy.
10 October

Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the EU (IPC SECG)

The Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union (IPC-
20 September

Achievements, Challenges, and Trends in Parliamentary Monitoring
20 September

Effective Human Rights Engagement for Parliamentary Bodies

INTER PARES is organising the “Effective Human Rights Engagement for Parliamentary Bodies”
15 September

#DEMOCRACYDRINKS: CONNECT WITH DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES IN THE HAGUE

Join us on 15 September, the International Day of Democracy, for our third edition of #DemocracyDrinks, bringing toge
15 September

Working Meeting on Digital Transformation, hosted by the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Staff Network on Open Parliament & Bússola Tech

The purpose of this working meeting is to share lessons learned and experiences regarding parliamentary modernization
15 September

'A Space for Change: Partner Perspectives on an Effective Multilateral System' | Launch Event during UNGA

The need for an effective multilateral system has never been more important to address the nature and scale of today’
15 September

Global Democracy Coalition: International Democracy Day Conference

In celebration of International Democracy Day 2022, the Global Dem
14 September

International Democracy Day Brussels 2022

The European Endowment for Democracy (EED)
07 September

e-Discussion on Women in Politics and the Media

Women in politics face biased, sexist, and discriminatory media treatment. When reporters cover women leaders, they o
07 July

Progress on SDG16: How are we doing and what happens if we fail?

In September 2015, leaders of the world called for a ‘new chapter’ in global development to be achieved by 2030 throu
01 July

2022 Advanced Course on Post-Legislative Scrutiny

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University o
30 May

The Present and Future of Public Engagement

A virtual event organised jointly by IPU and UNDP in partnership with the Agora Parliamentary Development Community
24 May

OGP Strategy Community Conversation

OGP is calling on its community of reformers to step up and actively participate in developing a new strategy of OGP
16 May

The Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Times of Crisis: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II

Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings provide a platform for an exchange of views among OSCE participating States, O
26 April

Parliaments & Public Debt Webinar
13 April

Panel Discussion 4: Vote Counting & Verification Process

The fourth panel discussion under the 'Anticipating Elections in Fiji' series will be on the following topic: Vot
31 March

Putting the wellbeing of people at the centre of COVID-19 recovery strategies: The critical role of parliaments

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically set back progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), affecting all a
29 March

Conference on Environmental Democracy

This free 3-day conference, organised by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), will bring together the
24 March

Presentation of the Global State of Democracy (GSoD) 2021 Report, in collaboration with Youth Atlantic Treaty Association Norway (YATA)

The world is becoming more authoritarian as non-democratic regimes become increasingly brazen in their repression, an
23 March

The case for inclusive environmental decision-making: what works?

Join WFD for this side event as part of the
22 March

Russia’s War Against Ukraine – Implications for Democracies and Democracy Support in the Eastern Partnership Region

Join online roundtable that aims to contribute to a better understanding of the current and likely future effects of
17 March

Leveraging Transparency to Counter Foreign Illiberal Influences: The Role of Legislatures

Globally, illiberal actors are exploiting vulnerabilities during Covid-19, political polarization, populism, and seve
16 March

Electoral Campaigning in Fiji

The second panel discussion under the 'Anticipating Elections in Fiji' series will be on the following topic: Ele
24 February

Advancing Parliamentary Accountability in Crisis Contexts

Parliaments globally have the important responsibility of engaging in effective oversight of government actions throu
09 February

Re-imagining Peace Processes

To celebrate the 130th Anniversary of the International Peace Bureau, the IPB and the IPU are co-organizing a seminar
13 January

Anti-corruption and Gender: the Role of Women’s Political Participation

Higher levels of political participation have been linked to lower levels of corruption across the world.
13 December

2021 OGP Global Summit: Seoul, Republic of Korea

The Republic of Korea will host the 2021 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Seoul and virtually from
17 November

AGORA Community of Practice – Online Seminar ‘Peer-to-Peer Parliamentary Strengthening’

With the rejuvenation of AGORA as the parliamentary development web portal in 2020, the creation of a global Commu
12 November

PSA Parliaments 2021 Annual Conference
11 November

First International Congress on Legislative Impact Analysis
02 November

Sixth Annual Melbourne Forum on Constitution-building in Asia and the Pacific: Democracy, Constitutions and Dealing with the World
28 September

State of the Union conference 2021 ‘European narratives’

Two weeks after Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her State of the Union speech at the European Parl
15 September

Democracy Week 15-17 September "Stronger Together: Partnerships for supporting democracy"

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our lives with far-reaching consequences for democratic space and pluralis
12 July

Impact of the Pandemic on Measuring Progress of SDG16+: Looking Forward, Tackling Obstacles
07 July

Almedalen Democracy Summit 2021 - Bridging the Divide

In recognition of the Swedish Parliament’s ongoing 100-year jubilee of the democratic process, the Stockholm Philanth
02 July

Advanced Course on Post-Legislative Scrutiny

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University of London (IALS-UoL) and the Westminster Foundation for Dem
09 June

PSA Parliaments Annual Conference Roundtable: the Past, Present & Future of Parliamentary Studies

This is the seventh and final panel of the Political Studies Association (PSA) Parliaments Online Conference.
24 May

142nd IPU Assembly

At its meeting on 18 January 2021, the IPU Executive Committee decided that, in view of the prevailin
17 May

Ensuring Delivery of Public Services

The event is part of OGP's Open Government Week. It is organized by Drave Développement.
12 May

PSA Parliaments Annual Conference: Innovations in Theory and Method in Parliamentary Studies

This is the sixth panel of the Politcal Studies Association (PSA) Parliaments Online Conference.
11 May

Catalysing Parliamentary Action to Fight Climate Change

INTER PARES | Parliaments in Partnership – EU Global Project to Strengthen the Capacity of Parliaments is delighted t
29 April

The Party Politics of ‘Votes-at-16’

Centre for Democratic Engagement Associate Member Andy Mycock will speak to about his latest project, on votes at 16.
28 April

2021 Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians

The health and socio-economic shocks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted
23 April

Towards a Summit for Democracy

Context and Event Focus
21 April

Inter-parliamentary Dialogue on Gender-responsive Recovery Post-COVID-19

The impacts of crises are never gender neutral, and the COVID-19 crisis is no exception.
30 March

The Power of Parliamentarians: Opportunities & Challenges for Effective Development Co-operation

Parliaments and parliamentarians are valuable partners in ensuring the accountable, inclusive, participatory, and tra
26 March

Public Engagement and its Impact on Parliaments

The conference will bring together parliamentary officials and academics from all over the world to discuss key chall
26 March

5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network: Countering Disinformation to Promote Responsible Public Discourse
25 March

Women Political Leaders: Evidence of the Impact of Gender on Democracy

The 65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) focuses on: women’s full and effective participa
25 March

Combatting Corruption Capably in Parliamentary Democracies

This session is being delivered as part of the OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum 2021.
22 March

3rd Meeting of the Parliamentary Staff Network on Open Parliament
17 March

Violence Against Women in Politics: Experiences and Ways Forward for Women Leaders

This high-level Side Event to the 65th Meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) will provide a pla
04 March

The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption: East Africa

McGill University'
02 March

How Parliaments Can Protect Civic Space?

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across the world have introduced severe restrictions to civic space.
25 February

The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption: West Africa

McGill University's School of Continuing Studies is pleased to offer a free three-lecture online learning event discu
18 February

The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption: Introduction and the Carribean

McGill University's School of Continuing Studies is pleased to offer a free three-lecture online learning event discu
11 February

Why parliaments should review laws to ensure they are effective: principles and practices of post-legislative scrutiny

Westminster Foundation for Democracy are delighted to host a panel discussion on the why parliaments should review la
10 December

Sexual and gender equality: moving beyond myths and fears in policy discussions

WFD is hosting a virtual event on International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2020, to launch a briefing paper which
01 December

Parliaments and democratic innovations: Adapting the capacities of parliaments to changing democracies

Event Programme: TUESDAY,1 DECEMBER
26 November

The role of parliament in public debt management

Westminster Foundation for Democracy would like to invite you to a webinar on the role parliaments play in publ
25 November

Supporters, spoilers or side-lined: the role of parliaments in peacebuilding

The Westminster Foundation for Democracy is looking forward to launching a research paper on the role parliaments pla