More than 300 young parliamentarians from some 150 countries are expected at the Tenth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from 12-14 September in Yerevan, Armenia. The event is co-organized by the IPU and the National Assembly of Armenia.
The annual IPU conference serves as a unique global platform for young parliamentarians under 45 to connect, share experiences, and support one another.
This year's theme: Avoiding lost generations: Safeguarding education and employment in all circumstances , focuses on solutions to ensure uninterrupted access to education and create job opportunities for young people.
The conference will be inaugurated by Armenian Prime Minister Mr. Nikol Pashinyan, followed by remarks from the IPU President, Ms. Tulia Ackson, Mr. Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the National Assembly, the IPU Secretary General, Mr. Martin Chungong and the President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians, Mr. Dan Carden. Mr. Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia, will close the conference.
First held in 2014, the IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians aims to strengthen and rejuvenate democracies by making them more representational of all generations.
The IPU’s Forum of Young Parliamentarians leads the organization’s work to boost youth participation in parliaments and ensure young MPs play a full role in the work of parliament.
According to the IPU’s latest figures, MPs under 30 make up just 2.86% of parliamentarians worldwide, highlighting a significant representational deficit compared to the estimated half of the world's population in the same age bracket
Armenia has a good track record of attracting young people to parliament, consistently topping the IPU’s ranking of MPs under 30 years in recent years.
