Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
Association parlementaire du Commonwealth
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.cpahq.org/
Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/CPAHQ/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cpa_secretariat
Founded
1911 London UK
History
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Promote knowledge and education about the constitutional, legislative, economic, social and cultural systems within a parliamentary democratic framework, with particular reference to the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations and to other countries having close historical and parliamentary associations with it; foster understanding and cooperation among Members of Commonwealth Parliaments; promote the study of and respect for parliamentary institutions.
Events
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- Links with: Commonwealth Foundation (CF)
- Links with: Commonwealth Secretariat
- Links with: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Links with: Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS)
- Links with: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Links with: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Links with: World Bank Institute (WBI)
- Links with: World Trade Organization (WTO)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Extends observer status to other interparliamentary organizations (not specified). Also links with various Commonwealth regional parliamentary and professional organizations.
- Member of: Council of Commonwealth Societies (CCS)
- Links with: African Parliamentary Union (APU)
- Links with: Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF)
- Links with: Commonwealth Hansard Editors Association
- Links with: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)
- Links with: Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF)
- Links with: Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association (CMJA)
- Links with: Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC)
- Links with: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Links with: Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)
- Member of: British Overseas NGO's for Development (BOND)
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XC0372
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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