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
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With these new invitations, 76 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 18 have been invited to accede to the Convention.
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2024 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
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Date | Event | Location | Campaign |
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11 October | PGA Message to Commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child | Virtual | CEFM Campaign |
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 |
“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
PGA is proud to welcome 15 new members during the month of September from Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Pakistan, Seychelles and South Africa! pic.twitter.com/xYi1DU7Z70
— Parliamentarians for Global Action (@PGAction) October 1, 2024
Let's work together to end impunity & improve access to justice for victims of the most serious international crimes. ➡️ Join us next month for the #CAPICC, a global gathering of MPs to advance the strategic goals of the Rome Statute system @IntlCrimCourt https://t.co/6AE5NpkMYz pic.twitter.com/uIgfPx54rV
— Parliamentarians for Global Action (@PGAction) September 27, 2024
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