Strengthening interparliamentary cooperation and bi-regional dialogue with the European Parliament: Opportunities and challenges
September 7, 2026 | Activities
In an international context marked by growing fragmentation and an increasingly close interconnection between geopolitical, economic, and technological dynamics, parliamentary cooperation between Europe and the Americas and the Caribbean takes on renewed significance. In this context, Chilean Senator Iván Flores García, President of ParlAmericas, participated virtually in a meeting of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary...
Modernizing Parliaments, Strengthening Democracy and Public Trust: Reflections from the 48th CPA CAA Regional Conference
September 4, 2026 | Activities
As parliaments across the Caribbean and the wider Americas navigate rapid technological, social, and institutional transformations, their ability to adapt effectively is becoming increasingly important. Digital tools, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and new forms of public engagement are reshaping parliamentary work, raising new questions about institutional capacity, governance, and the responsible use of technology. At the...
ParlAmericas supports the National Congress of Honduras in strengthening its open parliament process
August 27, 2026 | Activities
Legislative reform processes require regulations and political decision-making, but their implementation also depends on the knowledge, experience and day-to-day work of parliamentary staff. Parliamentary diplomacy can play a key role in promoting peer learning and facilitating political and technical dialogue. Against this backdrop, a ParlAmericas delegation paid an institutional visit to the National Congress of...
Transparency, integrity, and new forms of influence: Parliamentary dialogue on lobbying regulation in Latin America
August 21, 2026 | Activities
Lobbying regulation presents a central challenge for parliaments: ensuring that engagement with different sectors of society contributes to informed and pluralistic legislative deliberation while providing transparency about who seeks to influence public decisions, which interests they represent, and the mechanisms they use. Clear frameworks in this area help strengthen integrity, accountability, and trust in democratic...
Ending the cycle: YWiL Network advances regional action for menstrual equity and period poverty
August 12, 2026 | Activities
Menstrual health is closely connected to the health, rights and dignity of women and girls, yet period poverty continues to restrict access to menstrual products, adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities, and reliable information. Across the Caribbean, important gaps remain in research, policy, legislation and programming on menstrual health and equity. Against this backdrop, the fifth...
Access to justice for survivors of sexual violence requires rights-based legislative responses
August 11, 2026 | Activities
Ensuring effective access to justice for survivors of gender-based sexual violence remains a major challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite legislative progress in several countries, institutional, procedural, and geographic barriers continue to impede reporting, protection, and redress. These challenges were at the heart of the meeting Barriers to Accessing Justice in Cases of Sexual...
Strengthening parliamentary diplomacy in Peru’s new bicameral era
July 3, 2026 | Activities
Parliaments play a vital role in connecting regional discussions with national priorities and translating international cooperation into meaningful democratic action. With this objective, Senator Iván Flores García (Chile), President of ParlAmericas, and Anabella Zavagno, Deputy Director General of the organization, participated in the Induction Program for Senators and Members of the Chamber of Deputies elected for the 2026-2031...
ParlAmericas in the 56th OAS General Assembly
June 25, 2026 | Activities
Two hundred years ago, the Amphictyonic Congress of Panama brought together newly independent nations around an ambitious idea: that the countries of the Americas could face their future not in isolation, but through dialogue, cooperation, and shared political purpose. Although that early project remained unfinished, it left a lasting imprint on the hemisphere’s understanding of...
From trade to innovation to regional security, parliamentarians confront the new drivers of hemispheric stability
May 22, 2026 | Activities
The future of work, technological disruption, regional security, sustainable development, and economic competitiveness are progressively converging into a broader challenge for democratic societies across the Americas and the Caribbean: how to translate transformation into resilience, inclusion, and shared prosperity. As economic fragmentation, accelerating technological transformation, and evolving security pressures are redefining the Hemisphere, ParlAmericas gathered...
ParlAmericas launches new caucus to champion the rights of Indigenous women and girls
May 19, 2026 | Activities
Across the Americas, Indigenous women and girls continue to face intersecting forms of discrimination rooted in gender inequality, racism, and historical injustice, resulting in persistent human rights violations that affect their safety, wellbeing, and access to justice. These structural barriers have a direct impact on political life, not only limiting Indigenous women’s full and effective...