IPU for adopting strategy to deal with terrorism, militancy: Secy general

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) wants to work out a strategy incorporating a series of actions to help the global parliamentary community prevent reasons that lead to terrorism and militancy, reports UNB. “What I’m proposing in the strategy is a series of actions that will help the global parliamentary community prevent those things that lead to terrorism and militancy,” IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong told a press briefing at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital yesterday. The five-day IPU Assembly is being held here from Saturday with the participation of over 1300 delegates from 131 member states of the century-old organisation.
Chungong said, “Violent extremism was born out of frustration, out of inequality in society, out of injustice, violation of human rights and lack of opportunity - so, those are the things we’re addressing in the strategy to combat terrorism and militancy.” He said he will brief the executive committee today on the strategy that the IPU devised to enable the parliamentary community worldwide to combat terrorism. “We shouldn’t allow terrorism to occur before you do something about it.”
Terming terrorism a ‘global phenomenon’, the IPU secretary general said it is the single most dangerous threat to stability, to peace in the world today. “Today, no society is immune from terrorism and we, therefore, need global solution.”
About the general debate on Redressing Inequality: Delivering on Dignity and Well-being for All, Chungong said IPU will highlights an action oriented proposals that parliaments are making here so that when the 136th assembly is concluded, it will have a number of things that parliamentarians can follow up theses concretely and device a programme to gain measurable achievements over reducing inequality. “How parliaments can take practical actions at national and international levels to alleviate inequality and restore the dignity of human being in all aspects of social, political and economic arena,” Chungong said. He said the Dhaka Assembly is likely to adopt three resolutions—the role of parliament in preventing outside interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states, promoting cooperation on SDGs with focus on women and emergency item resolution. The emergency item resolution will focus on famine affecting the population of Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Northern Kenya. This proposal was jointly placed by Belgium, the United Kingdom and Kenya. Besides, the documents of outcomes of the general debate on ‘redressing inequalities, delivering on dignity and wellbeing of all’ will be adopted at the IPU Assembly on Wednesday, the last day of 136th IPU assembly. Bangladesh Parliament is hosting the assembly.

 

 

IPU for adopting strategy to deal with terrorism, militancy: Secy general

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) wants to work out a strategy incorporating a series of actions to help the global parliamentary community prevent reasons that lead to terrorism and militancy, reports UNB. What Im proposing in the strategy is a series of actions that will help the global parliamentary community prevent those things that lead to terrorism and militancy, IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong told a press briefing at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital yesterday. The five-day IPU Assembly is being held here from Saturday with the participation of over 1300 delegates from 131 member states of the century-old organisation. Chungong said, Violent extremism was born out of frustration, out of inequality in society, out of injustice, violation of human rights and lack of opportunity - so, those are the things were addressing in the strategy to combat terrorism and militancy. He said he will brief the executive committee today on the strategy that the IPU devised to enable the parliamentary community worldwide to combat terrorism. We shouldnt allow terrorism to occur before you do something about it. Terming terrorism a global phenomenon, the IPU secretary general said it is the single most dangerous threat to stability, to peace in the world today. Today, no society is immune from terrorism and we, therefore, need global solution. About the general debate on Redressing Inequality: Delivering on Dignity and Well-being for All, Chungong said IPU will highlights an action oriented proposals that parliaments are making here so that when the 136th assembly is concluded, it will have a number of things that parliamentarians can follow up theses concretely and device a programme to gain measurable achievements over reducing inequality. How parliaments can take practical actions at national and international levels to alleviate inequality and restore the dignity of human being in all aspects of social, political and economic arena, Chungong said. He said the Dhaka Assembly is likely to adopt three resolutionsthe role of parliament in preventing outside interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states, promoting cooperation on SDGs with focus on women and emergency item resolution. The emergency item resolution will focus on famine affecting the population of Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Northern Kenya. This proposal was jointly placed by Belgium, the United Kingdom and Kenya. Besides, the documents of outcomes of the general debate on redressing inequalities, delivering on dignity and wellbeing of all will be adopted at the IPU Assembly on Wednesday, the last day of 136th IPU assembly. Bangladesh Parliament is hosting the assembly.