Dec 09 - Gibraltar Delegation To Attend Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
A delegation from the Gibraltar Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will be attending the 62nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference and 35th Conference of Members from Small Countries being held in London, United Kingdom from 11 to 17 December.
The Gibraltar Branch will be represented by the Samantha Sacramento, the Minister for Housing and Equality, who is the leader of the delegation. Opposition Member Edwin Reyes will also form part of the delegation. The Honorary Secretary of the Branch, Paul Martinez, will accompany the delegation.
The theme of this year’s Plenary Conference is ‘A Collaborative Commonwealth: Unity, Diversity and Common Challenges’.
Gibraltar will also be participating in the Conference of Members from Small Countries, which will be held in conjunction with the Plenary Conference and is attended by parliamentarians from CPA Branches with populations of up to 500,000.
This Conference will discuss:
- The role of the Commonwealth in supporting the outcomes of the COP21 Paris Agreement on Climate Change
- The role of Parliament in the protection and safeguarding of children
- Eliminating barriers to women’s leadership in politics in Small Branches
In addition Minister Sacramento will attend Triennial Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians’ (CWP) Conference whose main theme will be: “Political Violence against Women”.
The Conference also has a regional element to it. In common with other regional groupings, the British Islands and Mediterranean region, which includes Gibraltar, will hold a separate meeting.
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