Global Challenges and Threats in Context of COVID-19 Pandemic to Be Discussed at International Parliamentary Conference
06 April 2021
The CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism co-organize the international parliamentary conference “Global Threats and Challenges in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Terrorism and Violent Extremism” to be held online on 15 April 2021.
The event will bring together the MPs from the Commonwealth countries, representatives of the international organizations, the academia and experts, representatives of civil society and relevant organizations.
The plenary session of the conference will start at 12.00 and will be chaired by Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Chairperson of the IPA CIS Council Valentina Matvienko.
The broadcasting of the plenary session will be available on the IPA CIS website and TV channel “Vmeste-RF”.
From 14.00 to 16.00 the conference will continue within thematic sessions:
- “Legal Mechanisms of International Co-operation in Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism” (Tavricheskiy Palace, Hall № 9).
- “Assessing the Terrorist Threat and Efforts to Prevent Violent Extremism” (Tavricheskiy Palace, Hall № 1).
- “Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Victims of Terrorism and Addressing Their Needs” (Parliamentary Center, Hall № 315).
- “Democracies Facing COVID-19 Pandemic” (Parliamentary Center, Hall № 216).
The outcomes of the conference will be summarized at the closing plenary session (16.30–17.30, Tavricheskiy Palace, Hall № 9).
On 15-16 April 2021, the Tavricheskiy Palace will also host the spring session of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly. The MPs from the Commonwealth countries will attend the meetings of the permanent commissions, the meeting of the governing body – the IPA CIS Council and the plenary session of the Assembly.
