SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 128th IPU ASSEMBLY Quito (Ecuador) 22-27 March 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page(s) Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5 Inaugural ceremony · Speech by Mr. Fernando Cordero Cueva, Speaker of the National Assembly of Ecuador .......................................................................................................... 6 · Speech by Mr. Philippe Douste-Blazy, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development .......................... 6 · Speech by Mr. Abdelwahad Radi, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union ..... 7 · Speech by Mr. Rafael Correa Delgado, President of the Republic of Ecuador ..... 8 Organization of the work of the Assembly · Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 128th Assembly and opening of the General Debate ........................................................................................ 11 · Consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item in the Assembly agenda .......................................................................................... 26 29 · Final Assembly Agenda ...................................................................................... General Debate on the overall theme: From unrelenting growth to purposeful development “buen vivir": New approaches, new solutions ......................................... 11 · Interactive dialogue session on the place of democratic governance in the next generation of development goals ........................................................................ 30 · Resumption of the General Debate ..................................................................... 33 Plenary debate on the emergency item: The role of parliaments in addressing the security and humanitarian impact of the crisis in Syria and in bringing pressure to bear on their governments to assume their international and humanitarian responsibility towards Syrian refugees and to support the neighbouring countries that receive them ............................................................. 59 Inter-Parliamentary Union – 128th Assembly Summary Records Page(s) Enforcing the responsibility to protect: The role of parliament in safeguarding civilians' lives First Standing Committee – Peace and International Security · Adoption of the agenda ...................................................................................... 64 · Approval of the summary records of the Committee’s session held on the occasion of the 126th IPU Assembly in Kampala (April 2012) .............................. 64 · Presentation of the report and the preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs ................................................................................................... 64 · Debate ................................................................................................................ 66 · Preparation and adoption of a draft resolution ................................................... 77,81 · Appointment of a Rapporteur to the 128th Assembly ........................................... 83 · Preparations for the 130th Assembly (a) Proposals for a subject item to be considered by the Committee ................. 78 (b) Proposals for two co-Rapporteurs ................................................................ 80 · Election of the Bureau of the First Standing Committee ...................................... 81 Fair trade and innovative financing mechanisms for sustainable development Second Standing Committee – Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade · Adoption of the agenda ...................................................................................... 84 · Approval of the summary records of the Committee’s session held on the occasion of the 126th IPU Assembly in Kampala (April 2012) .............................. 84 · Presentation of the report and the preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs ................................................................................................... 84 · Debate ............................................................................................................... 86 · Preparation and adoption of a draft resolution ................................................... 94 · Appointment of a Rapporteur to the 128th Assembly ........................................... 97 · Preparation for the 130th Assembly (a) Proposals for a subject item to be considered by the Committee ................. 98 (b) Proposals for two co-Rapporteurs ................................................................ 98 98 · Election of the Bureau of the Second Standing Committee ................................. The use of media, including social media, to enhance citizen engagement and democracy Third Standing Committee – Democracy and Human Rights · Adoption of the agenda ...................................................................................... 99 · Approval of the summary records of the Committee’s session held on the occasion of the 126th IPU Assembly in Kampala (April 2012) .............................. 99 · Presentation of the report and the preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs ................................................................................................... 99 · Debate ............................................................................................................... 100 108 · Preparation and adoption of a draft resolution ................................................... th 109 · Appointment of a Rapporteur to the 128 Assembly ........................................... th · Preparations for the 130 Assembly (a) Proposals for a subject item to be considered by the Committee ................. 109 (b) Proposals for two co-Rapporteurs ................................................................ 109 · Election of the Bureau of the Third Standing Committee .................................... 111 2 Inter-Parliamentary Union – 128th Assembly Summary Records Page(s) Meeting of Young Parliamentarians .................................................................... 114 Meeting of Parliamentary Whips ......................................................................... 116 Open session of the Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law on The IHL dimension of the responsibility to protect ........................................ 118 Open session of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians on Promoting greater parliamentary solidarity with MPs under threat ............................. 126 Panel discussion on Development in danger: Filling legislative gaps to combat tomorrow's natural disasters ....................................................................................... 131 Panel discussion on The legalization of drugs: Can it help curb organized crime? .. 137 Panel discussion on Addressing the rights of children with disabilities .................... 147 Workshop on Ensuring accountability for women’s and children’s health ................. 157 Workshop on Towards a new vision for sustainable development: What place for democratic governance? ............................................................................................ 160 Reports of the Standing Committees and adoption of the resolutions · Emergency item .................................................................................................. 165 · First Standing Committee ................................................................................... 169 · Second Standing Committee .............................................................................. 170 · Third Standing Committee ................................................................................. 170 · General Debate .................................................................................................. 171 Approval of the subject items for the 130th Assembly and appointment of the Rapporteurs ................................................................................................. 170 Closure of the Assembly ....................................................................................... 171 Annexes I. Enforcing the responsibility to protect: The role of parliament in safeguarding civilians' lives (Item 4) Text of the resolution ............................................................................. 174 II. Fair trade and innovative financing mechanisms for sustainable development (Item 5) Text of the resolution ............................................................................. 180 III. The use of media, including social media, to enhance citizen engagement and democracy (Item 6) Text of the resolution ............................................................................. 185 IV. The role of parliaments in addressing the security and humanitarian impact of the crisis in Syria and in bringing pressure to bear on their governments to assume their international and humanitarian responsibility towards Syrian refugees and to support the neighbouring countries that receive them (Item 9) Text of the resolution ............................................................................. 190 3 Inter-Parliamentary Union – 128th Assembly Summary Records Page(s) V. General Debate on the overall theme of From unrelenting growth to purposeful development "Buen Vivir"