PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
PGA warmly congratulates the Government of South Sudan on the occasion of this deposit of Instrument of Accession to the BWC, notwithstanding the many challenges it is currently confronting at the national level.
– The Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations (UN) generously hosted the first 2023 strategic meeting of the PGA UN Advisory Committee. This informal encounter counted on the participation of UN Ambassadors and officials to discuss pressing issues for the international community.
The timely discussion took place ahead of a vote by the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica to extend the timeline to consider the bill to ratify the Agreement.
COP27 closed with the adoption of a breakthrough agreement to provide loss and damage funding for vulnerable countries heavily impacted by floods, droughts and other climate disasters.
Members of Parliament, academics, and experts gathered to discuss how best to contribute to the formation of international law in the face of the current and multiple challenges it faces.
Mr. Denys Monastyrskyi was serving his country in the morning of 18 January 2023 when his helicopter crashed in Brovary, a small town east of Kyiv.
The Parliamentary Rapid Response Team (PARRT) publicly condemns the vile assassination of former Afghan Member of Parliament, Ms. Mursal Nabiada, by the Taliban regime.
Ms. Adame was elected unanimously by the PGA Board in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 3rd, 2022 after a thorough, merit-based and publicly-announced selection process.
PGA's International Peace and Security Program was pleased to have been informed by PGA Member Hon. Alma Yak on 23rd December, 2022
Despite international calls for the Iranian government to respect its international obligations under international law, and to stop using the law of force to stay in power at all costs, the crackdown continues to escalate, while the revolt persists.
PGA calls for an urgent humanitarian intervention to end widespread and systematic armed violence in Haiti
PGA organized two critical side events on 8 December, which provided concrete reflections on serious issues faced by the Rome Statute system. Both events gathered high-level participation from the ICC and States representatives, as well as other civil society organizations.
As we approach the end of 2022, the world continues to witness with great concern the attacks, harassment, sexism, sexual and other forms of violence against women parliamentarians.
South Sudan has approved the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction.
The discussion analysed the main problems hindering States from ratifying the Rome Statute and its Amendments with examples of successes as well as challenges experienced, elucidated from the perspective of States’ representatives and Parliamentarians from three countries.
PGA's International Peace and Security Program staff participated in a portion of the 9th Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). The accompanying delegation included parliamentarians and government officials from Chad, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan.
This side event offered an important opportunity to facilitate discussion among States and other stakeholders on identifying a way forward to produce guidelines or criteria on merit-based and transparent national nomination procedures.
The Forum aimed to discuss the situation of human rights defenders in environmental matters in the region, with participants representing the Parties to the Escazú Agreement, recognized specialists in the field, human rights defenders, indigenous peoples and local communities, and people or groups in vulnerable situations who defend the environment.