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International Peace and Security Program

International Peace and Security Program

PGA’s International Peace and Security Program marshals global parliamentary support to:

  1. improve the regulation and control of the international arms trade, in particular addressing the illicit trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and promoting ratification of/accession to the Arms Trade Treaty;
  2. prohibit the development, acquisition, manufacture, possession, transportation, transfer and use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, in particular promoting accession to, and implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSC) 1540 (2004);
  3. promote nuclear and radiological security, in particular promoting ratification of/accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, the Convention for the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and its Amendment;
  4. promote improved cybersecurity worldwide, in particular promoting ratification of/accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Protocols

The Program advances these objectives through its four campaigns.

Program Convenors

Amanza Walton Desir

Convenor

Hon. Amanza Walton Desir, MP
(Guyana)

Angela Brown Burke

Convenor

Hon. Dr. Angela Brown Burke, MP
(Jamaica)

Mirza Ikhtiar Baig

Convenor

Hon. Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, MP
(Pakistan)

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Biological Security and Health

Biological Security and Health

The Challenge: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), a Threat to Peace, Security and Stability

Global Cybercrime Campaign

Global Cybercrime Campaign

Both as advocates and lawmakers, Parliamentarians can advocate for the ratification and accession of international treaties which promote cybersecurity as well as the adoption and implementation of cybersecurity legislation in their respective countries.

Campaign to Promote Nuclear and Radiological Security

Campaign to Promote Nuclear and Radiological Security

Launched in March 2021, PGA's Nuclear and Radiological Security Campaign seeks to address the fact that a large number of States worldwide have yet to become States Parties and/or fully implement CPPNM, its amendment, and ICSANT.

Campaign to Address the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and to Promote Universality and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

Campaign to Address the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and to Promote Universality and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

The widespread misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) has resulted in an extensive range of negative humanitarian and socio-economic consequences including loss of life and grievous injuries.