Speaker Willock leads VI delegation @ Parliamentary Conference in Uganda
The Speaker was accompanied by Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development and Territorial Member, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro; Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull, Representative for the Second District and Honourable Julian Fraser RA, Representative for the Third District. Also present at the conference were the Clerk of the House of Assembly, Mrs Phyllis Evans and Secretary to Speaker Willock, Ms June Smith-Bramble.
The event was part of the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) under the theme “Adaption, Engagement and Evolution of Parliaments in a Rapidly Changing Commonwealth."
VI Legislators present on Climate Change & Women's Leadership
According to a release from the HoA, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) week-long conference began with the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference and continued with Plenary Sessions, the Executive Committee Meeting, workshops and then commenced with the Annual General Assembly.
Honourable de Castro and Honourable Turnbull were selected to present at the Conference. Honourable Turnbull’s presentation was titled ‘Climate Change: Achievements, Challenges and Efficacy of Parliament Interventions’ and Hon de Castro’s presentation for the CWP was entitled ‘Promoting Women to Leadership Positions and Senior Portfolios’.
In her presentation, she said, “As women in politics our goal is to encourage innovation that embraces new ideas to age-old problems. To tackle the complex challenges, we must be realistic, we must face hard truths and we must devise new solutions.”
'Honour & Privilage' - Speaker Willock
Meanwhile, the Speaker in invited comments said, “It is an honour and a privilege to be among some 200 plus Speakers and other parliamentarians from the Commonwealth countries, and other jurisdictions as we compare notes and strive to modernise our parliaments to foster democratic practices.”
The Speaker noted he also had the opportunity to meet the Uganda President, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at a dinner for Speakers where he brought the President greetings from the House of Assembly and Premier Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1).
The CPC is one of the largest gatherings of Commonwealth parliamentarians and is the flagship event that brings together over 500 Parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and decision-makers from across the Commonwealth for this networking opportunity and promotes its democratic deepening objectives through annual conferences, Parliamentary seminars and workshops as well as symposiums, publications and interparliamentary visits.
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We support Hon speaker, it was balance as it had members from both sides