49 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
Bangladesh

 

Conference Theme And Topics For Workshops And Meetings

Theme of Conference: Partnerships for Global Peace and Prosperity
Workshop Topics:
Workshop A: Parliament and the Executive: Building a More Effective Partnership
Workshop B: Do we Have Adequate Peace-keeping Mechanisms for Preserving World Order?
Workshop C: Are the Millennium Development Goals Achievable?
Workshop D: Reconciling Human Rights with Cultural Diversity?     
Workshop E: How can the Doha Round Contribute to Increasing Trade and Investment Opportunities for Developing Nations?
Workshop F: Anti-Terrorism Legislation: Have we Achieved any Tangible Results?

Final Plenary:

Balancing Multilateral Support and National Sovereignty: Managing the Interface 

Between the International Community and Local Interest

23RD SMALL COUNTRIES CONFERENCE TOPICS

Plenary:          How can Small States Strengthen their Democracies?

Workshops:   

Is Adversarial Politics Sustainable in a Small Society?

How can Effective Economic Management be Achieved in Small States?

How can Small States Maintain their Identities in a Global World?

COMMONWEALTH WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS MEETING (CWP)

The topics for the CWP steering Committee meeting, CWP business meeting and CWP plenary session (on gender related theme )are yet to be fixed.

 

                     
Wednesday, August 06, 2003