On September 8-9, 2022 Tashkent will host the 14th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament (14SWSP) in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

An agreement to convene 14SWSP in Uzbekistan was reached during the 13th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament in Vienna. The Chairperson of the Senate of  Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbayeva, addressing the Summit, briefed the participants about the reforms in the field of gender equality in Uzbekistan.

Particular attention was paid to the experience of Uzbekistan in supporting and encouraging the participation of women in the economic sphere, providing them economic incentives, grants, credits and loans, as well as promoting education and training of girls and women as one of the priorities of the post-pandemic period. The significant work on increasing the political activity of women in Uzbekistan was emphasized.

An event of this magnitude with the participation of all women leaders of parliaments of the countries of the world will be organized for the first time in our country and in the region as a whole.

It was noted that the decision to hold the Summit in Uzbekistan is the recognition by the world community of the achievements of Uzbekistan in the development of parliamentarism, significant progress in gender policy, as well as the success of fundamental reforms on the path of democratization of society.

As a result of the Summit, it is planned to adopt the Tashkent Declaration.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union was established in 1889. It is the oldest the global organization of National Parliaments with 178 Members. The IPU has become a vivid voice of international inter-parliamentary solidarity.