The 2024 International Day of the Girl theme is ‘Girls’ vision for the future’ conveying both the need for urgent action and persistent hope, driven by the power of girls’ voices and vision for the future
Each year on 10 October, the global abolitionist movement comes together to observe the World Day Against the Death Penalty. “The Death Penalty Protects No One: Abolish it Now.”
With these new invitations, 76 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 18 have been invited to accede to the Convention.
Seychelles preparing changes to law to accede to Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
2024 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
In an era characterized by growing challenges to democratic values and institutions, the Parliamentary Toolbox for Democracy Defense is a vital resource to empower parliamentarians and democracy advocates worldwide.
Date | Event | Location | Campaign |
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21 October | National Parliamentary Session to Promote Universality and Implementation of CPPNM, A/CPPNM and ICSANT | Freetown, Sierra Leone | Nuclear and Radiological Security |
28 October | National Parliamentary Webinar to Promote Accession to the Budapest Convention and its Two Additional Protocols in Kenya | Virtual | Global Cybercrime Initiative |
28-29 Oct | 45th Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action / 13th CAP-ICC | Islamabad, Pakistan | Rome Statute of the ICC |
21 Oct - 1 Nov | United Nations Biodiversity Conference | Colombia | Climate Action Campaign |
30 October | National Parliamentary Webinar to Promote Accession to the Budapest Convention and its Two Additional Protocols in Suriname | Suriname | Global Cybercrime Initiative |
11-15 November | PGA Parliamentary Participation in ILGA World | Cape Town, South Africa | SOGI Campaign |
We welcome the robust intervention by Rt Hon @adrianrurawhe, MP (New Zealand) and PGA International Council Member, in support of the Parliament's Accession to the #BudapestConventiononCybercrime earlier this week. ????????????https://t.co/HvAIF2ih4K pic.twitter.com/rqNHCdQ4fE
— Parliamentarians for Global Action (@PGAction) October 17, 2024
???? PGA welcomes the start of the Committee engagements of The Gambia National Assembly for the month of October — in particular the review of the Cybercrime Bill. ????https://t.co/d8qq9uriaH
— Parliamentarians for Global Action (@PGAction) October 16, 2024
“We can surmount differences amongst ourselves to ensure that nobody is beyond the reach of the law, and that when it comes to the protection of individual rights, we are all in it together."
— Parliamentarians for Global Action (@PGAction) October 9, 2024
- Hon. Bernard Georges, MP Seychelles, on the recent hate crimes legislation. pic.twitter.com/bRHTv6DjcI
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