Inter-Parliamentary Union Ipu

On June 30th 1889 one hundred and thirty-two years ago In the ambiance of Continental Hotel Paris Two visionary Parliamentarians And men of peace English Man William Randal Cremer And French Man Frédéric Passy In furtherance of their goal for peace And arbitration through cooperation And Dialogue Mid-wifed an Association of parliamentarians Which has metamorphosed Into global organization Of National parliaments First multilateral political organization Acclaimed today As inter-parliamentary Union(IPU) Through the instrumentality of IPU Corresponding institutions At governmental levels Saw the light of the day The permanent Court of Arbitration In The Hague in 1899 The League of Nations in 1919 And the Mighty United Nations in 1945 The behemoth has today Over 170 Member parliaments And resolutely committed to Democracy for everyone Parliaments at the service of the people Promotion of democratic governance values Peace Human rights Gender equality Youth empowerment Sustainable development through Political dialogue Cooperation and parliamentary action IPU is a potential global parliament !