Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today attended the inaugural ceremony of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP).<br />'' <br />''The two day Conference is being organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva and the Parliament of Austria  with the support of the United Nations (UN).<br />'' <br />''This is the first time that an international Parliamentary Conference of such a magnitude is being organised in Virtual mode.<br />'' <br />''Members of Parliament Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Meenakashi Lekhi, both will also be attending the Conference.<br />'' <br />''The theme of the Conference is Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and planet.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The  Conference is being held in the backdrop of the current crisis of COVID-19 pandemic is expected to strengthen multilateralism and international cooperation in order to rebuild a better world.</span><br />