The P20, organized by the host Parliament in partnership with the Inter-Parliamentary Union, gathers the parliaments from the G20 members, that is, the world’s major economies.
The P20 brings together parliamentary leaders to exchange on world issues of broad interest, in particular those on social and economic cooperation. It fosters interaction among parliaments, governments and other stakeholders with a view to building legislative solutions for today’s challenges.
In its first sessions, held from 2010 to 2013, the P20 had a consultative nature, with meetings focused on the exchange of experiences and parliamentary dialogue.
It was only in 2018, at the Summit in Argentina, that the event was given its current, more structured nature of a Summit of Parliamentary Speakers, thus acquiring a stronger institutional format and impact. From that milestone, P20’s agendas have become broader and more strategic, by including issues such as transparency, multilateralism and women’s empowerment, as well as consolidating P20’s role as a forum for global articulation.
The 2020 Summit, that should have taken place in Saudi Arabia, was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemics.
Brazil’s P20 Presidency organized the 1ª Reunião das Mulheres Parlamentares do P20, on 1 and 2 July 2024, in the city of Maceió, to mobilize women’s participation in debates on topics that are at the core of world’s attention.
Women parliamentarians from G20 and guest countries have led discussions on priority issues at G20’s agendas in 2024: climate change and sustainable development; social inclusion and the fight against hunger and poverty; and the reform of world institutions.
The agenda included working session on:
– the role of women in climate justice and environmental sustainability
– initiatives to increase women participation in politics
– initiatives to strengthen democracy
– gender equality
– economic autonomy for women
– overcoming racism
In addition to the joint working sessions, the parliamentarians had the opportunity to engage in bilateral meetings, where they could exchange experiences and information of mutual interest.
At the closing session, the meeting adopted the Charter of Alagoas, which contains 8 recommendations to increase women’s participation in decision-making spaces in politics, economy and society.
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