Geneva, 17 June 2020
Dear Madame President,
Dear Mr. President,
On 30 June 2020, the IPU will conclude the celebration of its 130
th
anniversary year.
This date coincides with the International Day of Parliamentarism which will be in its
third edition.
We very much hope you and your parliament will join us in closing the IPU’s 130
th
anniversary year and celebrating as usual the International Day of Parliamentarism. I
am sure you will want to help us amplify the message that the world needs its
parliaments more than ever before especially when it is grappling with the COVID-19
crisis.
I am pleased therefore to share with you the materials we have designed over the past
year.
At this link to a dedicated Trello Board
https://trello.com/b/k8nV0c9c/130th-
anniversary-of-the-ipu,
you will find a host of materials that you can download
including:
-anniversary logos, banners and branding in English, French and Spanish
-messaging about the anniversary, fact sheets and talking points about the IPU
-ready-made social media assets that you can download and use for Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram
-dedicated materials from our current campaign ‘Parliaments in a time of pandemic’
-historical images from our archives
-specific materials for gender equality and youth empowerment
-video and infographics
If you plan to celebrate the 30 June 2020 in a special way, I would be grateful if you
could share the relevant information with us so that we can give maximum publicity to
it and support you in any way possible.
I would like to thank you in advance for your support on this special day for us all.
Yours sincerely,
Martin Chungong, Secretary General