INTER PARES | Parliaments in Partnership’s Post

A quick recap attenting European Youth Week at the Parliment 🇪🇺🇧🇪 🌟Knowledgeable 🌟Fun 🌟Inspiring Thank you European Youth Forum European Union European Parliament #europeanyouthweek #levelup2024 #internationalrelations #brussels #belgium #europeanknowledge #swedenineu #YouthEmpowerment #EUYouth #YouthActivism #YouthLeadership #YouthEngagement #YouthVoice #FutureLeaders

The SADC Parliamentary Forum exemplifies how regional inter-parliamentary organisations are embracing digital transformation to foster efficiency, transparency, and inclusivity. With initiatives ranging from promoting gender and political inclusion to adopting digital tools for enhanced operational flexibility, the SADC PF is setting a new standard for governance and cooperation among its 15 member parliaments. This strategic adoption of modern practices not only amplifies the forum's activities but also paves the way for sustainable development across the region. Access here - https://lnkd.in/gCW6fddX

The European Commission's vision of international partnerships for the next five years is alarming, as it focuses on the EU's economic and geopolitical interests. It centers on the #GlobalGateway as the "EU's offer" with the #PrivateSector at the forefront and ignores the human development of #GlobalSouth countries. This is far from what global south countries need to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals! ⚠️Such a neocolonial approach is unacceptable. For more on the Global Gateway, see our joint report with Counter Balance. https://ow.ly/YFkx50RlWjR

🔴 The leaked Briefing Book of DG INTPA for the next European Commission shows a shocking turn toward prioritising competition and EU-centric interests! The multiple global crises faced by partner countries call for cooperation - not a race to exploit other countries' natural resources. ❌ DG INTPA's mandate is about supporting partner countries on their path to sustainable development, reducing poverty, and promoting human rights and equality… ...where are these priorities in the briefing for the next Commission? Read the full reaction 🔎 https://lnkd.in/dGx6GVwv

MNO is excited to be a part of #UNPFII23 this week alongside delegates from the MNC and affiliated Métis Governments, focusing on the theme: “Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination in the context of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth.” This theme resonates deeply with us as we continue to advocate for the passage of Bill C-53: the Métis Self-Government Act. #UNPFII23 #SelfDetermination #MetisYouth https://billc53.ca/

Insanity. The Commission stands ready to brush away decades of cooperation, with its successes and failures, its lessons learned and its long-term partnerships, and leave the keys to investment banks and the private sector. An enormous risk that will surely leave behind those most in need, while weakening the EU's credibility. Development policy should not aim to open new markets for European companies, nor should it guarantee access to raw materials for their competitiveness. Its principal objective, as it stands in the Treaty, is to reduce and then eradicate poverty. Suggesting to wipe this out from the portfolio and priorities of the next Commissioner is an extremely worrying sign that the EU is turning its back on its values and international committments to jump with both feet into an uncertain and short-sighted competition game. Ironically, it risks repeating colonial patterns that the EU claims it wants to end.

It is encouraging to see the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights working at normative refinement. Over the past few years, the ACHPR has produced valuable general comments, resolutions, and explanations that simplify human rights practice and advance normative standards. I wonder, however, if its protective mandate has been neglected. Delays in responding to communications and a substantial case backlog are serious enough to raise the possibility of denying justice through undue delays. https://lnkd.in/efFvfyCH

On January 16th, 2024, the European Parliament approved a resolution about bettering the implementation of the Citizens, Equality, Rights, and Values Program (CERV). It was born from the Rights, Equality, and Citizenship 2014-2020 (REC) program and the Europe for Citizens program 2014-2020. https://lnkd.in/dcuF9FvZ #EU #europeanfunds #europeanparliament

There is a chronic under representation of the #youth in #governance and decision making at local and national levels, especially in Parliaments. Today we are sharing data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union to emphasize the need to create avenues for youth participation and encourage the youth into spaces like parliament. #acepa #factfriday #inclusiveparliaments

On 26 November 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared that, starting from the sixty-third session of the Assembly, 20 February will be celebrated annually as the World Day of Social Justice. This year's theme focuses on the recommendations of the UN's Common Agenda to strengthen global solidarity and to re-build trust in government by "Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice". #socialjustice #rightcare #rightathome