PGA’s Side Meeting to the 19th Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)

On May 12th, PGA organized a side meeting to the 19th CSD at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations. The meeting topic was to discuss non-nuclear green energy options for countries when looking for alternatives to current products. The meeti

Réunion de PGA sur la justice et l’égalité des genres

On 10 May 2011, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) in cooperation with the Chambers of Deputies of Argentina, took the opportunity to present the Report on ’’Empowerment of women: Constructing Human Security’’, adopted by PGA at the

2011 Working Session on the ICC convened by the Permanent Council of the OAS

On March 10, 2011, PGA, represented by Board member Dip. Felipe Michelini (Uruguay), participated in the high-level segment of the 7th Special Session on the ICC

Second PGA Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Consultation on the Universality of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Following on from the First PGA Asian Consultation on the ICC held in the House of Representatives in The Philippines four years ago, the purpose of this second Consultation was to review current ratification and implementation processes of the Rome Statu

Briefing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Judge Song, President of the ICC

PGA Members in the Senate of the Philippines worked together with the Government and organized civil society, coordinated by the Philippines Coalition for the ICC, to facilitate a visit of the President of the ICC to the Senate in Manila, an event that wa

PGA’s Delegation to the 55th Commission on the Status of Women

The fifty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Tuesday, 22 February to Friday, 4 March, and on Monday, 14 March 2011.

PGA Delegation to the Second PrepCom Meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

The five days of talks of the Second ATT PrepCom which ended in New York on 4 March 2011 focused on the scope and criteria of the proposed international treaty to control the arms trade: what weapons to include and what activities it should cover, such as

Regional Roundtable Discussion on Implementation of the Rome Statute of the ICC

Hosted by the Legislature of Liberia, under the leadership of Senator Franklin Siakor in collaboration with PGA, parliamentarians from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone and Ireland gathered at this regional PGA Roundtable to di

Strategic Consultations on Cooperation of States with the International Criminal Court

Hosted by the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, and organized by PGA, a set of informal consultations with MPs on the key issue of Cooperation with the ICC took place in New York on December 6, 2010, opening day of the 9th ASP.

PGA Member Theresa Tagoe dies after long illness

PGA is saddened to learn of the recent passing, after a long illness, of its Member, Ms. Theresa Tagoe, 67, former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

32nd Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)

"Empowering Women - Building Human Security". Istanbul, Turkey, October 23-24, 2010.

15th PGA Annual Defender of Democracy Awards

On October 23, 2010, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) presented the 2010 Defender of Democracy Awards to: Prof. Dr. Feride Acar of Turkey, Professor, Middle East Technical University in Ankara, and Member (-elect) of the UN Committee on the Elimin

PGA Strategy Meeting with UNFPA: Open Forum Discussion on Future Program Activities with OIC Countries

The Strategy Meeting with UNFPA was organized to discuss future PGA activities in member countries from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).

Roundtable: The fight against impunity in the Central African region and the challenges of effective cooperation with the International Criminal Court

On the occasion of PGA’S 32nd Annual Forum on Empowering women; building Human Security, Members of Parliament from the Central African region gathered to discuss the current status of implementing legislation of the Rome Statute in their respective c

Delegation of Parliamentarians from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the ICC

In the context of the ongoing debate on the implementing legislation of the Rome Statute in the Congolese parliament, a multiparty delegation of legislators from the Democratic Republic of the Congo travelled to The Hague to meet with senior officials of

Mission of Parliamentarians from El Salvador to the ICC

Under the leadership of Dip. Sigfrido Reyes (PGA; FMLN; Deputy Speaker) a multi-party delegation of parliamentarians from EL Salvador travelled to The Hague to meet with senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), experts, diplomats and fe

The Republic of Seychelles joins the International Criminal Court as its 112th State Party

PGA congratulates The Republic of Seychelles who today has deposited her Instrument of Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with the United Nations in New York.

Side Event to the First Preparatory Commission of the Arms Trade Treaty

On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, PGA International Council Member Dr. Bernadetter Lahi, MP (Sierra Leone) participated in a Side Event to the First ATT PrepCom in New York hosted by Oxfam, the Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development, and Igarape in coop