Nagaland: NLA Speaker attends Commonwealth parliamentary conference in Canada

Dimapur, Aug. 26 (EMN): Speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Sharingain Longkumer, attended the 65^th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference from August 20 to the 26^th in Halifax, Canada.

An update from the Assembly secretary in-charge, Khruohituonuo Rio, stated that matter pertaining to various important issues including ‘Role of parliaments in achieving sustainable development,’ ‘A people’s parliament: Accessibility through innovation,’ ‘Professional development for parliamentarians: Opportunities and challenges for small parliaments,’ ‘Access to assistive technologies: Implementation of standards across the commonwealth parliaments,’ ‘Building sensitive parliaments,’ and ‘The climate emergency: Are parliaments holding governments to accounts,’ were deliberated during the conference.