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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move- THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the 9th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 15th to 17th September, 2023 laid on the table of the Senate on Tuesday, the 5th of March, 2024. The IPU, the World Organization of Parliaments is a global forum for parliamentary dialogue, cooperation, and action. The union advances democracy and assists parliaments and Parliamentarians throughout the world to fulfill their mandate. The Assembly is made up of 180 members, and 15 associate members. The IPU facilitates parliamentary debate, dialogue and cooperation. It also promotes and defends democracy, and the rule of law, and also assisting parliaments in coping with the growing international agenda relevant to their duties. The IPU Assembly is the principal strategic body that expresses the views of inter-parliamentary unions on political issues. It brings together parliamentarians to study international problems and make recommendations for parliamentary and governmental action. The Assembly meets biannually and is held each time in a different country, providing participants with an opportunity to see various national realities. The 9th Inter-Parliamentary Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians took place on the 15th to 17th September, 2023 in Hanoi, Vietnam. If you have not had an opportunity to visit Hanoi, it is an extremely beautiful city. It is a perfect green city. It is a city that looks like a city in a forest. The level of afforestation in that particular part of the world is breathtaking. The theme of the conference was “the role of the youth in accelerating achievement of the SDGs through digital transformation and, innovation. Since 2014, global conferences have addressed topical issues linked to empowerment and have provided policy orientation. In areas such as political participation, peace and security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), social and economic inclusion, education and employment, and wellbeing, recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Climate Action. The 9th Conference of the Young Parliamentarians took place eight years after the adoption of the Hanoi Declaration on the Sustainable Development Goals turning the world into action by IPU Members of Parliament in 2015. As it is the midway point to achieving the SDGs by 2030, the Conference took stock of the progress and highlighted the rising importance of technology and innovation to accelerate action towards global goals. More specifically, the Conference empowered young Members of Parliament (MPs) to build knowledge and experience better positioning to perform their roles on timely topics such a digital transformation, innovation and startups, cultural and human values for sustainable development. Delegations were therefore encouraged to come prepared with examples of good practices to share with colleagues. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is also important to say that, as part of my presentation as the Head of the delegation that time, we were able to share the Kenyan story, especially the Kenyan story of the M-Pesa, our digital money transfer or digital money market, which fascinates the world that, from the comfort of your seat, in two, three, four, five seconds, you can send as much money as you want to people in the towns The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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