The 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 13 to 17, 2024.

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The 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly took place from October 13 to 17, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla led the Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) at this assembly.


      - The next 150TH ASSEMBLY will be hosted by Uzbekistan in Tashkent, scheduled for April 5 to 9, 2025.

     

     

Main Points:-   (i) The assembly adopted resolutions on both an emergency item and a subject raised by the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights, titled "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Democracy, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law."

      (ii) The assembly also finalized an outcome document based on the overall theme of the General Debate.

(iii) The assembly approved the newly established IPU Charter on the Ethics of Science and Technology, which was developed by the IPU's Working Group on Science and Technology.
About Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

President - Tulia Ackson
Secretary General - Martin Chungong
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