CPA NEWS ANGUILLA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY UTILISE CPA RESOURCES IN SCHOOLS
CPA DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS REPRESENTATIVES The CPA Deputy Secretary-General, Jarvis Matiya met with representatives of the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (CFNHRI) at the CPA Headquarters in London. Discussions focused on the CPA’s work on human rights with Commonwealth Parliamentarians and the outcomes of the CPA Working Group on Human Rights. The CFNRI Chair, Providence Umurungi (Chairperson of the Rwanda Commission on Human Rights) led the delegation which also included representatives from Samoa, Northern Ireland and Rwanda – including Lorraine Hamill, Director, Michael Boyd, Senior Projects Manager (both from Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission), Ellenlina Moala-Tumua, Human Rights Advisor, Samoa Office of the Ombudsman/ National Human Rights Institution and Aissa Umutoni, Commonwealth Specialist at the Rwanda Commission on Human Rights.
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Two Members of the Anguilla House of Assembly – Hon. Shellya RogersWebster and Hon. Cardigan Connor visited the Alwyn Allison Richardson Primary School recently to educate students about the House of Assembly and utilised the education resources and video developed with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The resources were developed as a tool to educate students about the work of the Assembly and to learn about democracy. The Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly, Hon. Barbara Webster-Bourne, said: "If we are to strengthen our democratic systems, our young people as the inheritors of these systems must be educated about those systems and the values that hold them together." The CPA Headquarters has been working with the Anguilla House of Assembly on a CPA Technical Assistance Programme which has resulted in a review of the Assembly’s Standing Orders; a Governance, Organisational and Administrative review; the launch of a new Code of Conduct and Register of Interests for Members; as well as the development of outreach and educational resources for the House of Assembly. The CPA Headquarters also engaged a Creative Digital Intern who worked on the video resource project.
SPEAKER OF MALAYSIA MEETS CPA SECRETARY-GENERAL AT WESTMINSTER
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) at the Parliament of Malaysia, H.E. Tan Sri Dato' Johari bin Abdul met with the CPA Secretary-General, Stephen Twigg to discuss a wide range of activities including professional development support for Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff through the CPA Parliamentary Academy, increasing representation for women in Parliament thorough the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) network, the Commonwealth Youth Parliament and the CPA’s work on human rights. The Speaker-led delegation of four MPs and three parliamentary staff from the Parliament of Malaysia attended a three-day programme at the UK Parliament in April 2024 hosted by the CPA UK Branch to examine parliamentary practice and procedure as well as the Committee system in Westminster and to meet UK MPs and Peers. During his visit to the United Kingdom, the Speaker of Malaysia also met with the Speaker of the UK House of Commons, Rt Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, MP where they discussed security for the Parliamentary community and championing women in the workplace.
CPA HEADQUARTERS RECOGNISED WITH INVESTORS IN PEOPLE SILVER AWARD
The CPA Headquarters Secretariat has received the Investors in People Silver award in recognition of its principles and practices as well as its human resources support for its 22 staff. The accredited award follows a rigorous review process and places the CPA Headquarters Secretariat alongside a wide range of organisations that seek to provide and nurture the best possible working environment for their staff. The CPA SecretaryGeneral, Stephen Twigg said: “Receiving the Investors in People Silver award for the CPA Headquarters Secretariat in recognition of our principles and practices is testament to the hard work of the CPA staff and our belief that the success of any organisation begins and ends with its people. The Silver Award is recognition of the professionalism and dedication of the CPA Secretariat team. The comprehensive report from the IiP assessor provides a road map for us to consider and I look forward to working collaboratively with the staff team to agree and deliver further improvements.” The Investors in People accreditation is a community of 15,000 organisations across 75 countries. The Parliamentarian | 2024: Issue Two | Over 100 years of publishing | 121