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hyperlinks to the websites of national parliaments and key parliamentary actors, and an overview of UNICEF’s partnership with the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UNDP’s parliamentary development work. The appendix contains information on child survival and maternal health — MDGs 4 and 5 — and provides recommendations and strategies for how UNICEF can help mobilize parliamentarians to address these issues with respect to each of the four major parliamentary functions noted above. It also includes a section on parliamentary engagement by UNICEF National Committees. PARLIAMENTARY SUPPORT BY CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERSHIPS (CSP) Civil Society Partnerships, Programmes, serves as UNICEF’s focal point on parliamentary engagement. CSP provides guidance and support at Country, Regional and Headquarters levels (with a specific focus on country-level support). A main goal of CSP is to bring together key actors within UNICEF (e.g., country and regional offices, Programmes, Policy and Practice, Innocenti Research Centre, and Private Fundraising and Partnerships) working on parliamentary-related issues to share expertise and experience. The aim is also to link UNICEF to parliamentary organizations and relevant UN and multilateral bodies. Although UNICEF’s parliamentary-related work falls within CSP, parliaments are not considered civil society. Parliaments are part of government and, as such, parliamentary-related work within CSP is kept separate from other civil society-related initiatives. However, where relevant, connections are made between parliaments and civil society. For more information or to share relevant experiences, please contact Stephen Hanmer (Specialist, Civil Society and Parliamentary Engagement), the parliamentary focal point within CSP at shanmer@unicef.org or (+1-212) 326-7488. vi UNICEF GUIDE TO WORKING WITH PARLIAMENTS
A. introduction to parliamentary practice I. INTRODUCTION TO PARLIAMENT a) What is the division of power in a State? 1 Traditionally, power in a State is exercised by three separate branches that are and should be independent of one another. This division of powers is intended to curb the excesses that could occur if all powers were concentrated in the hands of a single individual or institution. Legislative power is exercised by a parliament, a deliberative body that debates and shapes policy, adopts and formulates laws, provides resources to the executive for the implementation of this legislation and monitors its implementation. Executive power is exercised by a Head of State with the assistance of a government responsible for formulating and implementing policies. Judicial power is exercised by the courts, which are responsible for ensuring that the laws are implemented properly and that any misconduct is punished appropriately. 1 Parts of this section have been excerpted/adapted from the 2004 IPU-UNESCO publication “A Guide to Parliamentary Practice: A Handbook.” UNICEF GUIDE TO WORKING WITH PARLIAMENTS 1
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