LS Speaker Om Birla attends inaugural ceremony of 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla yesterday attended the inaugural ceremony of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP).

 

The two day Conference is being organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva and the Parliament of Austria  with the support of the United Nations (UN).

 

This is the first time that an international Parliamentary Conference of such a magnitude is being organised in Virtual mode.

 

Members of Parliament Rajiv



Pratap Rudy and Meenakashi Lekhi, both will also be attending the Conference.

 

The theme of the Conference is Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and planet.

 

The  Conference is being held in the backdrop of the current crisis of COVID-19 pandemic is expected to strengthen multilateralism and international cooperation in order to rebuild a better world.