Iranian Parliament Delegation in Geneva for IPU Assembly

The 151st Assembly of the IPU will take place in Geneva on October 19-23.

All IPU statutory bodies, including the Governing Council, Standing Committees, Committees on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians and on Middle East Questions, as well as the Forum of Women Parliamentarians and the Forum of Young MPs, will meet on this occasion.

The General Debate will focus on the overall theme “upholding humanitarian norms and supporting humanitarian action in times of crisis”.

The Assembly is also expected to adopt resolutions on the emergency item and on the subject item taken up by the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights entitled “recognizing and supporting the victims of illegal international adoption and taking measures to prevent this practice”.

Against a backdrop of 120 ongoing conflicts and 310 million people in need of humanitarian assistance around the world – as documented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – hundreds of legislators will gather in Switzerland to advance parliamentary action that safeguards international humanitarian law, defends the independence of relief efforts and reinforces multilateral commitments.

Brunei Darussalam is expected to be welcomed as the IPU’s 182nd Member Parliament, enhancing the Organization’s universality. Several international bodies are also expected to be recognized as permanent observers.

The Assembly will feature the announcement of the winner of the 2025 Cremer-Passy Prize, honoring a parliamentarian who has shown exceptional leadership in gender equality, the IPU’s theme of the year./tasnim