Nimish Kumar, The International Parliament Journal (IPJ)
The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC is the 6th Commonwealth Secretary-General. She is the second Secretary-General from the Caribbean and the first woman to hold the post.She was born in Dominica and was their candidate for the post at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta in 2015. Patricia Janet Scotland was born on 19 August 1955 … Read more
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) elected Hon. Ian Liddell-Grainger as Chairperson, Hon. Anurag Sharma as Treasurer, and Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu as Vice-Chairperson during the 65th CPA General Assembly.
Parliamentary Service House MLC Party LaborMember of Australian Labor PartyServed as branch secretary and President of a number of sub-branches and Electoral CouncilsMember, Party Disputes Committee and Property and Finance Committee Date Elected 22 May 2001 Electorate South Metropolitan Service ElectoratesMLC South Metropolitan Region from 22 May 2001. Elected to the Thirty-sixth Parliament … Read more
By Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. The inaugural winner of the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award has been announced at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hon. Kate Doust, MLC from the Parliament of Western Australia has been announced as the first recipient of the 2022 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award in recognition of her long … Read more
Nimish Kumar. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association has joined with international partners led by GLOBE International to facilitate the engagement of parliamentary networks and Parliamentarians at the forthcoming COP26 and UNFCCC meetings. The UNFCCC Parliamentary Group will provide administrative, information and coordination support to engage cross-party legislators at UNFCCC meetings and COPs. Parliamentarians are still not … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) had an engagement last night with the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, Agri Letaba and the Limpopo Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance to consider a petition submitted to the National Assembly (NA) in June 2020 by Agri Letaba, an organisation representing the farming community … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. Ninth, we will embark on a United Nations 2.0 — building on our reform efforts to date, we will strive for a more integrated, cohesive and joined up UN that also actively brings in outside networks. Tenth, and underpinning all our efforts, is the focus on people — bettering the lives of individuals, … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. Mr President of the General Assembly, Senhor Presidente da República Portuguesa, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, This is a solemn moment. I find myself experiencing a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts. I am deeply honoured and grateful for the trust you have placed in me to serve as the Secretary-General of the United Nations … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has today published their report which finds Mr Rob Roberts, MP for Delyn, breached Parliament’s Sexual Misconduct Policy. The Reporter made a complaint under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme of the House of Commons. The Reporter alleged that there had been breaches of Parliament’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, … Read more
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