MISSING PIECES - Inter-Parliamentary Union

ABOUT THE PUBLISHERS
ABOUT THE PUBLISHERS
IPU
Created in 1889, the Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU) is the international organization
that brings together the representatives
of parliaments of sovereign States.
In March 2007, the parliaments of 148
countries were represented in the IPU.
The IPU works for peace and cooperation
among peoples with a view to
strengthening representative institutions.
To that end, the IPU fosters contacts
and exchanges of experience among
parliaments and parliamentarians of all
countries, considers questions of international
interest and expresses its views on
those issues, contributes to the defense
and promotion of human rights, and
raises awareness about the workings of
representative institutions among the
general public.
The IPU shares the objectives of the
United Nations and works closely with
UN agencies. It also works with regional
inter-parliamentary organizations and
with international, intergovernmental
and non-governmental organizations
that are motivated by the same ideals.
HD CENTRE
The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
(HD Centre) is an independent, Genevabased
foundation whose purpose is to
prevent human suffering in war. Our
humanitarian approach starts from the
premise that preventing and resolving
armed conflict is the surest means of
doing so, and to this end we promote and
facilitate dialogue between belligerents.
Through our work, we seek to contribute
to efforts to improve the global
response to armed conflict. Our operational
engagements are complemented
by policy and analytical work focused on
civilian protection, mediation techniques,
transitional issues and arms and security
matters.
The HD Centre’s work on small arms
control, began in 2001, includes several
projects that aim to draw attention to
the human cost of small arms availability
and misuses, and to identify policy options
for action by governments and other
actors.
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