Facts and figures
- Statutes of the IPU
- Rules of procedure (Assembly, Council, Executive Committee, Standing Committees, Meeting of Women Parliamentarians, Secretariat, Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians)
- Financial regulations
- Practical modalities of the rights and responsibilities of observers at IPU meetings
Purpose:
Fostering of contacts and exchange of experience among parliamentarians of all countries on political, economical und social questions of international interest, parliamentary contribution to the protection of human rights and a better knowledge of the working of representative institutions
Number of Members:
146 und seven associated members
Membership of the German Bundestag since:
1951 (readmission)
Annual contribution of Germany:
7,93 %
Maximum number of delegates per country:
variable (max. 8 delegates from countries withless than 100 million inhabitants, max. 10 delegates from countries with 100 million or more inhabitants)
8 members (3:2:1:1:1)
Head of delegation:
Deputy head:
Bodies:
- Council
- Assembly
- Executive Committee
- Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
- Three Committees of the Assembly
- Ad-hoc-Committees
President:
Pier Ferdinando Casini, Italy
Headquarters:
Geneva
Plenary meetings:
Twice a year
Venue:
Rotating among the IPU member countries
- Committee on peace and international security
- Committee on sustainable development, finance and trade
- Committee on democracy and human rights
Committee meetings:
At least twice a year
Venue:
Geneva and various host cities
Official languages:
English and French
Working languages:
English, French, Spanish und Arabic
