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New Zealand and the Rome Statute

New Zealand signed the Rome Statute on 7 October 1998, and ratified on 7 September 2000, becoming the 17th State Party.

Former MPs Call for New Zealand  to Make Aggression a Leadership Crime

Former MPs propose a cross-party consensus within this 53rd Parliament to adopt legislation ratifying the 2010 Kampala Amendment to the 1998 Rome Statute that would make ‘aggression’ a crime in NZ domestic law.

New Zealand MPs committed to supporting Nasrin Sotoudeh & Human Rights Defenders

The New Zealand Parliament and PGA, co-organized a critical event to support and advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of Iranian human rights defender, Nasrin Sotoudeh

PGA participation at the ILGA World Conference in Wellington and event on LGBTI inclusion in the New Zealand Parliament

On March 18-22 PGA participated in the World Conference of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) in Wellington, New Zealand.

20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute: the need for universality and activation of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the crime of aggression

PGA co-sponsored a high-level ministerial event at the UN to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute, International Justice Day, and the entry into force of the Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression.

PGA’s Board - UN LGBTI Core Group Meeting

On June 8, PGA Board members met for the first time with the United Nations LGBTI Core Group.

PGA Regional Parliamentary Workshop on Improving Compliance with the UN Program of Action Addressing The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons and Promoting Greater and More Effective Participation by Women MPs in Parliamentary Defence, Security

On April 26-27, 2018, PGA’s Peace & Democracy Program organized in Samoa a Regional Parliamentary Workshop on Improving Compliance with the UN Program of Action Addressing The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons...

Statement on Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) by Hon. Su’a William Sio, MP at Pacific Parliamentary Forum Meeting

Pacific Parliamentary Forum - Presentation by Hon. Su’a William Sio, MP (New Zealand)

Arms Control a priority for the Pacific

"All island nations have a vested interest in ensuring that the import and export of arms is regulated and controlled."

Over 100 Parliamentarians from New Zealand Endorse PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage

To date, PGA’s Global Parliamentary Declaration to End Child Marriage has been endorsed by 773 Members of Parliament from 77 countries around the globe.

PGA President Ross Robertson MP (New Zealand) meets with Minister of State of Ministry of External Affairs of India

PGA President Ross Robertson MP (New Zealand) accompanied by Chair of PGA National Group of India EMS Natchiappan MP and PGA Director of Projects, Peter A. Barcroft met earlier this afternoon with Mrs. Preneet Kaur, Minister of State in the Ministry of Ex

30 Members of Parliament in New Zealand sign the Control Arms Global Parliamentary Declaration on the ATT

30 members of Parliament in New Zealand have signed the Control Arms Global Parliamentary Declaration on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and it is anticipated that more MPs in New Zealand will follow suit in January 2012.

PGA Strategy Meeting on the Contribution of Parliamentarians to the Process of Negotiations of an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

PGA held a Strategy Meeting on the Contribution of Parliamentarians to the Negotiation of an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations on 8 April, 2010.

International HIV & AIDS Seminar: National Policies to Support National Frameworks

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized a Parliamentary Seminar on HIV policy in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 24 - 26, 2009. The seminar brought together 100 participants, including parliamentary delegations from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh,

PGA Workshop on Enhancing Good Governance and the Rule of Law in the Pacific Islands

The Workshop saw the active participation of 18 legislators from the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, in addition to MPs from New Zealand and Sweden.

Asian Parliamentarians Consultation on the Universality of the ICC

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), together with the Philippines Coalition for the ICC and the Coalition for the ICC (CICC), Asia and the Pacific organized an Asian Parliamentarians Consultation on the Universality of the International Criminal Cou

Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law - 3rd session

and 26th Annual Parliamentary Forum. Wellington, New Zealand, 6-7 December, 2004.