Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla led a Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) to the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva which was held from 13th October to 17th October 2024.
- The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments. It was set up in 1889.
- The IPU has 180 member parliaments and 15 associate members. Its headquarters are located in Geneva. Switzerland.
- Members include parliaments from large countries like China, India, and Indonesia, as well as smaller countries like Cabo Verde, San Marino, and Palau.
- Jamaica became the 181st member of the IPU during the Assembly.
- The next Assembly will be hosted by Uzbekistan, which has invited all member parliaments of the IPU to the 150th Assembly in Tashkent, scheduled for April 5-9, 2025.
