Ready for COP27: MPs from small Parliaments learn climate negotiating skills at CPA and UNDP workshop

At a three-day workshop hosted by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Small Branches network and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), twenty-one Members of Parliament from sixteen small states and jurisdictions learned how to navigate the multilateral ...

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Commonwealth Parliamentary Association hosts its first CPA Parliamentary Academy residency programme in New South Wales

The first CPA Parliamentary Academy residency programme has been held in Australia for 31 Commonwealth Parliamentarians. The CPA programme examined how MPs can be better performing legislators and scrutineers and provided an extension of the CPA Parliamentary Academy, the ...

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2022 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards

Dear Officers and Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. In accordance with the approval and recommendations of the CPA International Executive Committee, the CPA Headquarters Secretariat is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the inaugural ...

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Diversity in Parliament: CPA launches case study compilation on Parliamentary Workplace Equality & Diversity Networks

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) has launched Parliamentary Workplace Equality & Diversity Networks: Case Studies from the Commonwealth, a new publication that introduces Workplace Equality & Diversity Networks (WEDNs) and offers examples of their use in different Parliaments across ...

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Invitation to Commonwealth MPs and parliamentary staff to attend global parliamentary exchange on International Day of Education (24 January)

Each year, on 24 January, citizens across the world mark International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. To mark International Day of Education 2022, the International Parliamentary Network for Education (IPNEd) is convening a ...

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