| Date | Event | Location | Campaign |
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| 27-29 January | PGA participation in informal consultations for Convention on International Cooperation and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) in the Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes | The Hague, Netherlands | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 29-30 January | Regional South and South East Asia PGA Workshop to Promote Engagement by Women Legislators in Addressing the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons | Parliament of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur | SALW/ATT |
| 5-7 February | Participation in Law Enforcement Committee session and Roundtable on the legislation implementing international humanitarian law, co-organized by CCL | Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Kyiv | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 17-19 February | Visit of Moroccan Legislators to the ICC and relevant institutions | The Hague, The Netherlands | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 19 February | Parliamentary meeting on Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament the disarmament agenda released in 2018 by the UN Secretary-General. Launch of initiative on Parliamentary Handbook in Support of Disarmament for Sustainable Development. Co-sponsored by IPU, PNND, PGA, PFSALW, GCSP, WFC, Government of Canada and UNODA | United Nations, New York | SALW/ATT |
| 24 February | Parliamentary seminar of the new Campaign for Democratic Renewal and Human Rights on The Role and democratic challenges of parliaments in the digital era - Ceremony of signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between OAS & PGA, Organization of American States’ Headquarters | Washington DC, United States | DRHR |
| 2-6 March | Participation in the Global Equality Fund’s Stakeholders Workshop | Johannesburg, South Africa | SOGI Campaign |
| 8-11 March | Visit of Zimbabwean Legislators to the ICC and relevant institutions including the Parliament of The Netherlands | The Hague, The Netherlands | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 10 March | Briefing on Three Treaties to Fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and support Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries | Parliament of South Africa, Cape Town | Protection of the Oceans |
| 10-12 March | Consultations on the ICC and the threatened withdrawal by South Africa from the Rome Statute with Parliamentarians and Government Officials | Parliament of South Africa, Cape Town | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| *16-18 March | Informal/Bilateral Meetings with South Africa Parliament and Pan-African Parliament in advance of Parliamentary Biosecurity Engagement Project [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa | BWC/1540 |
| *17-18 March | Participation in UNSCR 1540 ASI Database Technical Meeting – Stimson Center [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Washington, D.C., United States | BWC/1540 |
| *19 March | Meeting on IUU Fishing and Human Rights: EU’s participation in the Three Treaties to Fight IUU Fishing [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | European Parliament, Brussels | Protection of the Oceans |
| *20-21 March | Regional Africa Parliamentary Workshop to Promote Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) and the Biological Weapons Convention [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Gaborone, Botswana | BWC/1540 |
| *April | Roundtable on Strengthening the Fight against Impunity and the Rule of Law in Morocco [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Rabat, Morocco | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| *21-22 April | Participation in Regional Africa Workshop hosted by the Government of Kenya to promote the Universalization of BWC, in collaboration with BWC ISU, supported by the European Union [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Nairobi, Kenya | BWC/1540 |
| *11-12 May | Subregional Consultation with Parliamentarians on Promoting Access to Justice and Freedom from Violence for All in the Commonwealth [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Castries, Saint Lucia | SOGI Campaign |
| 15 May | Webinar organized by PGA and OAS on Political-Parliamentary Action in Times of COVID-19 | Virtual | DRHR |
| 17 May | Virtual commemoration on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) | Virtual | SOGI Campaign |
| *18 May | National Seminar on the ratification of the Rome Statute by Ukraine, hosted by the Foreign Affairs Committee and co-organized by PGA and the Center for Civil Liberties | Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Kyiv | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 22 May | PGA Launches the Parliamentary Rapid Response Team (PARRT) | Virtual | DRHR |
| 26 May | PGA Democratic Renewal & Human Rights Campaign Urgent Action Alert 1: MALAYSIA | Virtual | DRHR |
| *26-29 May | Parliamentary participation at Equal Rights Coalition Conference [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | London, United Kingdom | SOGI Campaign |
| 27 May | Legislators in Ecuador discuss small-scale fisheries and the role they can play to ensure their sustainable management | Quito, Ecuador | Protection of the Oceans |
| 29 May | PGA Members’ participation and contribution to the European Parliament’s hearing with the ICC Prosecutor, organized by the Human Rights Sub-Committee (DROI) upon proposal by the EP Vice-President in charge of democracy and human rights (PGA member) | European Parliament, Brussels [hybrid in-person & virtual session] | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 1 June | PGA Campaign for Democratic Renewal & Human Rights Urgent Action Alert 2: El Salvador | El Salvador | DRHR |
| *2-6 June | Parliamentary participation at UN Oceans Conference [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Lisbon, Portugal | Protection of the Oceans |
| 8 June | Virtual Dialogue between Presidents of Latin American Legislative Powers: Legislating, representing and exercising political control in the new normality | Virtual | DRHR |
| 9 June | How Parliamentarians can use the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for post-pandemic Economic Recovery, a virtual parliamentary dialogue in partnership with Kirsten Brosbol, former PGA Member and former Minister of the Environment of Denmark; the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. | Virtual | n/a |
| 12 June | Participation in webinar on Proposal to Reform the Criminal Code of Honduras, public consultation hosted by the local NGO SOMOS CDC [virtual] | Virtual | GEI |
| *June | Field Mission and consultations on Rome Statute ratification and implementation in Guinea Bissau. In cooperation with RADDHO [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Bissau, Guinea Bissau | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| *June | Ceremony for Kiribati’s ratification of the Rome Statute & virtual visit of Legislators from Pacific Island States (Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Fed. States of Micronesia) to the ICC & other relevant institutions, co-organized with the ICC and the EU, ICC premises/Parliament of The Netherlands, The Hague [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | The Netherlands | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| June / July | Parliamentary Delegation/Field Mission to Jamaica on the Rule of Law (including Ratification and Implementation of the Rome Statute) [POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY] | Parliament of Jamaica, Kingston | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| June / July | Seminar on the ratification of the Rome Statute by Ukraine, hosted by the Foreign Affairs Committee and co-organized by PGA and the Center for Civil Liberties-Ukraine, Parliament of Ukraine, Kyiv (TBC) [Interventions by PGA Member and secretariat via video-link] | Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Kyiv | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 2 July | PGA Campaign for Democratic Renewal & Human Rights Urgent Action Alert 3: Venezuela | Venezuela | DRHR |
| 7 July | Parliamentary Webinar on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a virtual parliamentary dialogue in partnership with Parliamentarians for the Global Goals; the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. | Virtual | n/a |
| 9 July | Participation by PGA member in webinar on How to Change the Law: using legislative reform to protect LGBT+ people, hosted by Human Dignity Trust and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global LGBT+ Rights | Virtual | GEI |
| 13 July | Informal Side-Event to the UN Human Rights Council – Panel Discussion on Environmental Crimes, Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Prevention of Genocide, organized by PGA in cooperation with KOO-Austria [virtual] | Virtual | n/a |
| 21 July | Conversation between Co-Chair of LGBTI Intergroup at European Parliament and Moroccan PGA member on human rights, privacy and inclusion [virtual] | Virtual | GEI |
| 22 July | The 8th Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Parliamentary Working Group on the Fight Against Impunity | Virtual | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 21 August | PGA Democratic Renewal & Human Rights Campaign Urgent Action Alert 4: Brazil | Brazil | DRHR |
| 26 August | Parliamentary Consultation on The Role of Parliamentarians in Building More Inclusive Societies, in partnership with the Parliament of St. Lucia and UNDP | Virtual | GEI |
| 27 August | Virtual Launch of Statement on Zimbabwe’s situation: “Zimbabwe should end Human Rights Abuses and uphold Democratic principles and the Rule of Law” | Virtual | DRHR |
| 28 August | International Justice and Universality: the need for Malaysia’s accession to the Rome Statute (organized by Malaysian Bar Council with the intervention by PGA members) | Virtual | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 3 September | Parliamentary Webinar on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a virtual parliamentary dialogue in partnership with Parliamentarians for the Global Goals; the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. | Virtual | n/a |
| 10 September | “Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes” a panel discussion based on the recent book by Prof. Jennifer Trahan, co-sponsored by PGA and the Permanent Missions to the UN of Costa Rica, The Netherlands, and Sierra Leone. | Virtual | ILHR |
| 15 September | Webinar on “Magnitsky-Type Sanctions: a tool for Parliamentarians in Addressing Human Rights Abuses”. Organized by PGA and its partner the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR). | Virtual | DRHR |
| 22 September | Virtual Workshop with Malaysian and Indonesian Parliamentarians to address challenges of COVID-19 through Implementation of Existing International Biosecurity and Biosafety Frameworks – co-organized with CRDF Global | Virtual | BWC/1540 |
| 25 September | Third Meeting of Global Parliamentary Rapid Response Team (PARRT) | Virtual | DRHR |
| 9 October | Access to Counsel: 'A Matter of Life or Death’ – What can parliamentarians do? | Virtual | ADP |
| 11 October | International Day of the Girl EN | ES | FR | Global | GEI |
| 13 October | Virtual National Workshop with Somalian Members of Parliament to Promote Biological Security, Biosafety and Bio Risk Management Best Practices, co-organized by PGA with CRDF Global | Virtual | BWC/1540 |
| 23 October | Virtual Seminar on "La Pena de Muerte en las Américas: ¿Un Problema del Pasado?", organized by PGA’s National Group and the Parliamentary Group on Human Rights in the National Assembly of Ecuador [virtual] | Quito, Ecuador | ADP |
| 2 November | Virtual Townhall Meeting on “Supporting the International Criminal Court with President Chile Eboe-Osuji", organized by the University of Ottawa. PGA President, Ms. Margareta Cederfelt, participating on behalf of PGA. | Virtual | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 11 November | PGA participation in a briefing for the diplomatic community on Ukraine’s implementation of International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law obligations, organized by CCL | Virtual | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 16 November | National Workshop on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries Regulation during COVID-19, in partnership with ELI | Mexico [virtual] | Protection of the Oceans |
| 18-20 November | Participation in the COVID-19 and Domestic Violence Summit | United Nations, New York | GEI |
| 19-20 November | 11th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians on the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law (CAP-ICC), [hybrid in-person & virtual session] | The Hague, The Netherlands [Virtual] | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 30 November | Lawmakers in Ecuador Discuss Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Fisheries | Quito, Ecuador [virtual] | Protection pf the Oceans |
| 1 December | Improving the system for the nomination and elections of Judges: Can the “ICC system” learn from the European Court of Human Rights? Comparative Procedures for the Nomination of Judicial Candidates for the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court (ICC) - in cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) | The Hague, Netherlands/Strasbourg, France [virtual] | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 4 December | Fourth meeting of the Parliamentary Rapid Response Team (PARRT) [virtual], Special guests, Sen. Boris Dittrich (PGA Member and Chair of the PGA National Group in The Netherlands) & Reinaldo Villalba on behalf of Sen. Iván Cepeda Castro (PGA Member, Colombia) | The Hague, THe Netherlands [virtual] | DRHR |
| 4 December | The Role of Parliaments in the establishment of sanctions. Virtual Workshop for civil society organizations hosted by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) with the participation of PGA | Washington/New York, United States [virtual] | DRHR |
| 9-10 December | Southern Africa Regional LGBTQI+ Conference, in partnership with the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, Human Dignity Trust and Out and Proud | virtual and on-site meetings in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe | GEI |
| 14-16 December | Participation in the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court | World Congress Forum, The Hague, Netherlands | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 16 December | Webinar on The Role of Parliamentarians in Advancing Girls' Rights, particularly ending Child Early and Forced Marriage in Kenya and Zimbabwe, in collaboration with Girls Not Brides | Virtual | CEFM |
| 17 December | Virtual National Workshop with Iraqi Members of Parliament to Promote International Biological Security and Biosafety Frameworks, co-organized by PGA with CRDF Global [virtual] | Iraq | BWC/1540 |
| 18 December | Side Event to the 19th Session of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court on “Assessing the Independent Expert Review (IER) Report’s Findings and Recommendations on Victims’ Rights: The Perspectives of NGOs. A Tribute to the Legacy of Dr. Felipe Michelini”, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations and co-organized by PGA and the Victims' Rights Working Group (VRWG) | Virtual | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| 17-18 December | Participation in the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court | United Nations, New York | Rome Statute of the ICC |
| December | Participation by PGA Delegation in Annual Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention [Date TBD] | United Nations, Geneva | BWC/1540 |
PGA GOVERNANCE AND ADVISORY MEETINGS
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12 February: PGA UN Advisory Committee Meeting, New York
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29 May: PGA Executive Committee Meeting [part I], Virtual meeting
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17 July: PGA Executive Committee Meeting [part II], Virtual meeting
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9 October: PGA International Council Meeting [part I], Virtual meeting
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30 November: PGA International Council Meeting [part II], Virtual meeting
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11 December: Executive Committee (Board) Meeting [part III]