Credible elections for a more representative Parliament, free and fair participation, greater diversity and access to a free media. Collaboration among large and small states through international organizations to respond to climate change. The communications challenge for Parliament: Meeting the information needs of Members and the public. The role of Parliamentarians in the elimination of violence against women with a particular reference to domestic violence.
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Twenty-one years later, Malaysia — this time with the rest of the world — was facing an added and very different food crisis as the 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference met in Kuala Lumpur in August.
The Chinese are Taoist or Buddhists and eat pork. The Indians are Hindus and do not take both pork and beef. Theoretically, we cannot even sit down together to eat. The discussions were chaired by Hon. The Summary Report of the conference discussions is published in this issue, along with the summaries of the 28th Small Branches Conference formerly called the Small Countries Conference and the conference session of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians.
Also in this issue are the speeches from the plenary conference Opening Ceremony, including the addresses of Hon. Samuel J. The CPA is indebted to the parliamentary officials who undertook the difficult task of writing the summary reports of the workshop sessions at the plenary conference and of the four sessions of the Small Branches Conference.
