IPU members commit to transformative action on global peace
(VOV) - Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) members have pledged to take the necessary action to carry forward proposed new sustainable development goals (SDGs) due to be adopted later this year.
The success of the SDGs would transform the world and the lives of people globally, affirmed delegates at an April 1 discussion in the framework of the ongoing 132nd IPU Assembly in Hanoi.
IPU members shed light on sustainable development based on human rights, poverty eradication, peace and security in the Hanoi Declaration, adopted at the conclusion of the five-day 132nd IPU Assembly in the Vietnamese capital city.
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Endorsing a proposed and ambitious set of 17 goals, IPU members committed to translating them into enforceable domestic laws, to hold governments to account, and pledged to align budgets with national sustainable development plans.
The Hanoi Declaration, the result of a debate on “The Sustainable Development Goals: Turning Words into Action,” highlighted the need for institutions such as parliaments, and decision-making processes to be strengthened so they are fit for purpose in realizing the new SDGs.
After discussions, IPU members adopted several resolutions that could impact on global peace and security. They vowed to implement international treaties and resolutions on water management and the human right to water and sanitation through laws and budget allocations.
With water scarcity already affecting one in every three people on the planet and in the absence of effective management of this critical resource, two thirds of the world’s population will be facing water shortages by 2025. Urbanization, population growth, climate change and environmental degradation are just one of the many factors putting enormous stress on water supplies around the world, parliamentarians noted.
In another resolution adopted by the 132nd IPU Assembly on international law on national sovereignty, non-intervention in the internal affairs of State and human rights, IPU members reaffirmed a commitment to democracy and an equitable international order based on the rule of law.
Reiterating respect of the territorial integrity and political independence of sovereign States, the IPU resolution urged States to fulfill their obligations to promote, protect and safeguard human rights without discrimination.