Australian House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick was elected head of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at its 153rd assembly in Arusha, Tanzania. He defeated two candidates, while a Somali delegation took part in the vote alongside parliamentarians from around the world, Shabellemedia reports.
Australian House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick was elected head of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at its 153rd assembly in Arusha, Tanzania. He defeated two candidates, while a Somali delegation took part in the vote alongside parliamentarians from around the world, Shabellemedia reports.
Inter-Parliamentary Union President Tulia Ackson has called on parliaments to strengthen legislation, budgets and oversight of health policies to reduce preventable deaths among mothers, newborns and children. She was speaking in Arusha on the sidelines of the organisation’s 153rd Assembly, according to Tanzania’s Daily News.
Mussa Zungu, Speaker of Tanzania’s National Assembly, has been elected president of the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, which is meeting in Arusha with more than 2,000 delegates. He called on parliaments to act collectively in the face of climate change, conflicts and economic pressures, according to Daily News.