Calendar of Events - 2002

January

PGA 23rd Annual Forum: The Role of Parliament in the Development of E-Commerce and the Internet and Special Parliamentary Session on Counter-Terrorism
Stockholm, Sweden

Greek and Turkish Parliamentary Session on environment and common interest issues
Stockholm, Sweden

Parliamentary Seminar with Armenia and Azerbaijan
Stockholm, Sweden

PGA Regional Seminar on Strengthening United Nations Peace Operations - International Parliamentary Input
Accra, Ghana

National ICC Workshop chaired by the Deputy Minister of Justice, launching South Africa's ICC implementing legislation
Pretoria, South Africa

Briefings on ICC Ratification and Implementation at PGA's Annual Parliamentary Forum, as well as a special session on the rule of law and counter-terrorism
Stockholm, Sweden

Commencement of 3-year West Africa Pilot Project
Abuja, Nigeria

February

PGA Regional Seminar on Strengthening United Nations Peace Operations - International Parliamentary Input
Cairo, Egypt

Sub-regional parliamentary seminar on integration, immigration and naturalization
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Commencement of 3-year West Africa Pilot Project
Bamako, Mali

March

PGA Regional Seminar on Strengthening United Nations Peace Operations - International Parliamentary Input
New Delhi, India

Study session on the ICC by Japan's PGA National Group and Government officials
Tokyo, Japan

Meetings and Consultations on ICC Ratification in South Asian States
New Delhi, India

April

PGA Participation in UNFPA Steering Committee planning meeting for the International Parliamentarians Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action
Ottawa, Canada

May

PGA Informal briefing of members of the United Nations Security Council, Group of 77, and senior United Nations officials on Strengthening United Nations Peace Operations - International Parliamentary Input
New York, New York

Conference on ICC Ratification and Implementation in Francophone States
Port Louis, Mauritius (Read more)

PGA Delegation consultation with members of the United States House and Senate, on the U.S. release of funds to UNFPA, sponsored by UNFPA and Population Action International
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

June

Conference: In Preparation of an International Criminal Court: Ibero-American States and the ICC
Madrid, Spain

August

Azeri and Armenian series of roundtables at the PGA Parliamentary Workshop on Clean Air/Clean Water, held during the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Johannesburg, South Africa

Regional site visits in Armenia and Azerbaijan
Yerevan, Armenia and Baku, Azerbaijan

PGA Parliamentary Workshop on Clean Air/Clean Water, a parallel event at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Johannesburg, South Africa

September

Sub-regional seminar on capacity building for Parliamentary Committees on Security Issues
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

October

Bilateral dialogue with Armenian and Azeri delegations
Vienna, Austria

November

PGA 24th Annual Forum: First Parliamentary Assembly for the ICC
Ottawa, Canada

International Parliamentary Seminar on "The Responsibility to Protect", the final report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS)
Ottawa, Canada

PGA participation in 2002 International Parliamentarians Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action
Ottawa, Canada