Parliamentarians for Global Action is a multi-party, global network of legislators from all regions of the world advocating for the most fundamental social and environmental principles: human rights, democracy, and the rule of law; peace and human security; gender equality and inclusion; protection of the environment; and justice in all its forms.
Our network includes more than 1,000 active members of parliament from more than 150 countries working in their individual capacity to advance these principles through legislative action in their home countries and internationally.
Executive Committee
Our executive committee, or Board, is composed of members of parliament who represent a broad spectrum of political parties, ideologies, geographies, genders, ethnicities, and interests. The Board meets twice a year. It guides our organization and advises our Secretary-General — the chief executive and administrative officer of the network — who leads our Secretariat.
Hon. Qamar has served as Minister for Defense, Minister for Finance and Federal Minister of Commerce. He is a champion for the protection of the oceans, addressing the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons and the rights of transgender persons in his country.
Dip. Calix is a member of the Freedom and Refoundation Party in the National Congress of the Republic of Honduras. He is the head of the caucus of the first opposition political force in Congress. He has been an avid advocate of the domestic implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Hon. Georges serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Seychelles. He was first elected to the Assembly in 2002. In 2015, he was appointed to Judge of the Court of Justice for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Sen. Janelle Chanona
(Belize)
Sen. Chanona is a marine policy advocate and member of parliament in Belize’s National Assembly serving as a non-partisan Senator representing Belizean Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). She is an advocate for inclusive and participatory governance, ensuring that legislation reflects the realties of everyday Belizeans.
Hon. Agho Oliver Bamenju
MP (Cameroon)
Hon. Agho Oliver Bamenju is a Member of Parliament in the Cameroon National Assembly. He is currently one of the youngest Members of Parliament. He is a human rights advocate on issues of child labor and child trafficking.
Dep. Christelle Vuanga
MP (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Hon. Christelle Vuanga s a deputy in the National Assembly representing the Kinshasa 2 constituency. She is committed to women's leadership and good governance and embodies a new generation of female politicians capable of combining rigor, vision, and a close connection with the people.
Hon. Sahar Albazar
MP (Egypt)
Hon. Sahar Albazar is an Egyptian MP and the Deputy Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee at the Egyptian House of Representatives. She is the Head of Harvard Women in Diplomacy, Defense and Development covering Sub- Saharan Africa.
Hon. Abdoulie Ceesay
MP (The Gambia)
Hon. Abdoulie Ceesay ia a member and Deputy Majority Leader of the National Assembly of The Gambia. He is a strong advocate for Gender Equality and Inclusive Leadership and a champion for the United Nations High Seas Treaty"
Hon. Amanza Walton-Desir
MP (Guyana)
Hon. Amanza Walton Desir is a Guyanese politician and attorney serving as Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana since 2020.
Hon. Dr. Angela Brown Burke
MP (Jamaica)
Dr. Brown Burke has served as Mayor of Kingston and St Andrew before becoming involved in National politics. She was elected the first woman chairperson of the 83-year-old People's National Party (PNP).
Hon. Millie Odhiambo
MP (Kenya)
Hon. Odhiambo is a Kenyan politician for the Orange Democratic Movement in the National Assembly since 2013. A lawyer by profession, she is known for fiercely promoting the abolition of the death penalty in her country.
Hon. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig
(Pakistan)
Hon. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig is a Member of the National Assembly and former Senior Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Hon. Ebu Jones
MP (Suriname)
Hon. Ebu Jones has been a Member of the Parliament of Suriname since 2020. He is a former kickboxer, journalist and ambassador to Guyana.
Hon. Dr. Galyna Mykhailiuk
MP (Ukraine)
Dr. Galyna Mykhailiuk is a Member of Parliament of Ukraine and Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Hon. Daniel Fortune Molokele
MP (Zimbabwe)
Hon. Daniel Fortune Molokele is a human rights lawyer and member of the Parliament of Zimbabwe. He was elected to Parliament in 2018 and serves as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee for Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development.
International Council
Our network is further guided by an International Council composed of the chairs of PGA national groups — cross-party caucuses of parliamentarians that enable legislators to work collectively on domestic legislation and policies while staying integrated into PGA’s global advocacy work. The International Council meets once every year to report on the progress of PGA’s campaigns and to discuss and strategize around challenges.
Hon. Agho Oliver Bamenju
MP (Cameroon)
Dip. Patricio Chávez Zavala
(Ecuador)
Dr. Hannah Neumann
MEP (Germany)
Hon. Abdoulie Ceesay
MP (The Gambia)
Dip. Jorge Cálix
(Honduras)
Ms. Supriya Sadanand Sule
MP (India)
Hon. Millie Odhiambo
MP (Kenya)
Hon. Kula Segaran
MP (Malaysia)
Hon. Bamidele Salam
MP (Nigeria)
Sen. Sherry Rehman
(Pakistan)
Ms. Ann-Sofie Alm
MP (Sweden)
Sen. Wade Mark
(Trinidad and Tobago)
Hon. Dr. Galyna Mykhailiuk
MP (Ukraine)
Lord Jeremy Purvis of Tweed
United Kingdom
Hon. Moyo Priscilla
Zimbabwe
Secretariat
PGA’s Secretariat is the operational body of our organization, responsible for managing our programs and campaigns and providing technical and legal assistance to our members. Our Secretariat is headquartered in New York, United States with an office in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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Ms. Mónica Adame |
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Ms. Jennifer McCarthy |
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Mr. Florian Delsert |
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Mr. Charles Rubin |
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Ms. Maryna Prykhodko |
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Ms. Catherine Brozena |
Democracy, Gender, and Inclusion Program
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Ms. Melissa Verpile |
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International Law and Human Rights Program
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Ms. Frederika Schweighoferova |
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Ms. Olivia Houssais |
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Ms. Fiona Servaes |
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Ms. Yasmina Gourchane |
Human Rights and Environment Program
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Ms. Faatimah Saarah Monawvil |
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International Peace and Security Program
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Mr. Peter Barcroft |
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PGA UN Advisory Committee
H.E. Mr. Christian Wenaweser
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein
PGA’s United Nations (UN) Advisory Committee comprises Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors to the UN and senior UN officials. PGA uses this forum to update members of the UN system on the results and plans of its campaigns and discuss the role of parliamentarians in supporting and implementing the UN agenda at the national level, considering, in particular, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030, and challenges to international peace & security and to principles and norms of international law.
Pro Bono Legal Support
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Mr. Paul Deloo |
Mr. Martin Domb |
