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As representatives drawn from diverse parliamentary networks and assemblies, considering the fundamental role of members of parliament in enhancing global health, and in recognition of the need for multilateralism and coordination to address the current pandemic, tackle other infectious diseases and drivers of ill-health, a
on 18.01.22
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Hello, everyone, I’m delighted to share the Philippine experience. Just a little bit of background, I do Chair the Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking in the Senate, but I also happen to Chair the Committee on Ways and Means and I will talk a little bit about our taxation efforts wi
on 13.07.21
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Thank you, Liam and hello to everyone. Sadly, I am speaking from Portugal because we can’t travel, basically. And hopefully we will be together sooner than later as we overcome these difficult times. I know time is of essence, so I’ll try to be brief saying that it is consensual that we need to understand […]
on 13.07.21
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Thanks for this introduction, thanks for inviting me to this session. Our engagements with all of you are critical to strengthening healthcare systems and I look forward to this opportunity to discuss IFC’s role in how we fight Covid-19 and how your countries are managing and where you see greater efforts needed. As y
on 13.07.21
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Thank you, Liam, and thank you to the board of the Parliamentary Network and to all of you for the continued engagement, for the support and partnership with the bank’s group and IMF on this pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic as we have seen unfold, exacerbated iniquities all over the world, between countries and within
on 13.07.21
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I don’t know about you, but from where I’m sitting, it’s felt that this third wave in many ways has been the hardest of all. Like many countries, we’ve seen the peak of infection get higher and higher and we have lost more and more of our loved ones and more and more of the […]
on 13.07.21
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As members of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, we write to urge you as the leaders of the G7 to agree a radical action plan with the IMF and World Bank to stop the Covid pandemic now triggering a deep and dangerous pandemic of poverty. Crucially, we believe it […]
on 04.06.21
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A year after the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we are beginning to comprehend the magnitude of the devastation and suffering the virus has caused. 2.6 million people have died. There have been 120 million confirmed cases, and billions of people from every part of the world have made trem
on 10.05.21
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Article based on a recorded intervention by President of the Storting, Ms. Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen, at the digital meeting on Women Leading Politics and Development, under the auspices of the World Bank, IMF and Women Political Leaders (WPL), Tuesday 13th October 16h00 – 17h30 COVID-19 has changed our lives and societies d
on 04.03.21
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According to the AFME and PwC, for the first half of 2021, “a substantial number of companies may only have cash buffers for 2 to 6 months at normal rates of expenditure, and will therefore need to rely on further government intervention. The currently low number of insolvencies in the EU belies the fragile health [&helli
on 04.03.21
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From time to time, the Parliamentary Network recruits policy and program staff for its international secretariat based in Paris.
on 19.01.11
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In addition to the network’s Annual Conference and Parliamentarians in the Field visits, The Parliamentary Network also regularly participates in a number of special events including: global summits, parliamentary assembly caucuses and economic briefing sessions.
on 12.01.11
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