-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. 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
-Nimish Kumar. The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments, to empower parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development. What began in 1889 as a small group of parliamentarians, dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, has since grown into a truly global organization of national parliaments. Today, our membership inches … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999). History: In May 1963, 32 Heads of independent African States met in Addis … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. The European Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level. The Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member States to represent people’s interests with regard to EU law-making and to make sure other EU institutions are working democratically. Organisation MEPs may … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is one of the organs of the African Union (AU) as set out by the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (Abuja Treaty). The Parliament is intended as a platform for people from all African states to be involved in discussions and decision-making on the problems and challenges facing … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. The GRULAC is a non-binding consensus and dialogue group comprising all Latin American and Caribbean countries, the purpose of which is to reach consensus on the different topics of the Region. In general terms, the coordinator or president of the group is responsible for: calling the meetings; sharing important documents regarding issues of common … Read more
-Nimish Kumar. bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional consists of:Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members each from 26 states and 3 from the federal district directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 8-year terms, with one -third and two-thirds of the membership elected alternately every 4 years)Chamber of … Read more