La vision de PGA est de contribuer à la création d'un ordre international fondé sur le respect des règles pour un monde plus équitable, sûr, durable et démocratique.
This past year marked the 20th Anniversary of the Six Nation Peace Initiative on nuclear disarmament. In 1984, PGA brought together six presidents and prime ministers from Argentina, Greece, fudia, Mexico, Sweden and Tanzania, to work together and call on leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union to halt their production, testing and deployment of nuclear weapons.
At the end of its first quarter century, PGA has demonstrated that the concept on which it is based - that a results-oriented global network of legislators can be a powerful and effective force for peace and progress - is both valid and sustainable.
This publication tells the story of the men and women who have taken part in missions - organized by PGA's Task Force on Peace & Democracy - to Burundi, Cote d'lvoire, Haiti, Tanzania, Togo and elsewhere, in response to requests for assistance from the parliaments themselves or from Special Representatives of the United Nations Secretary-General.
The International conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in September 1994, was a watershed for global population and development initiatives. In an unprecedented move, government officials from 179 countries unanimously adopted a Program of Action.
As the millennium approaches, the globe has never been more connected: technology and business rush forward, partnerships cross borders, the Internet breaks old barriers of communication - and yet at the same time, poverty has sharply increased. Development and underdevelopment have reached hyperbolic peaks.
Postponed from the previous year, due to the tragic events of 9/11, the 23rd Annual Forum, in Stockholm, Sweden, featured a special session on counter-terrorism, in addition to its main theme of parliamentarians and E-commerce and the Internet.
Dans ce manuel, PGA propose une liste de critères et de recommandations spécifiques à l’intention des parlementaires, afin que ces derniers encouragent leurs gouvernements respectifs à améliorer les procédures nationales de sélection des candidats aux élections judiciaires de la CPI, ainsi qu’à adopter des bonnes pratiques et des mesures exigeantes qui garantiront l’équitabilité, la transparence et la méritocratie de ce processus.