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Vanuatu - Parliamentary approval of Accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime

It is anticipated that Vanuatu will deposit its Instrument of Accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in the near future

45ᵗʰ Annual Forum and 13ᵗʰ Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians on the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law (CAP-ICC) in Islamabad, Pakistan

The Assembly provided a vital platform for discussions on advancing international justice and combating impunity.

Election of New Board Members at the 45th Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action

PGA’s annual International Council Meeting convened to elect new members to PGA’s Executive Committee and discuss PGA’s new strategic plan for the coming years.

PGA welcomes the Nomination of a Point of Contact by The Gambia to the United Nations Security Council 1540 Committee

Resolution 1540 (2004) affirms that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery constitutes a threat to international peace and security

Parliamentarians for Global Action Honors Hina Jilani and Fawzia Koofi with  the 2024 Defender of Democracy Award

The Defender of Democracy Awards were conferred in a high-level ceremony on 28 October 2024, hosted by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Honorable Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

PGA Brings Delegation to Cape Town

The largest global gathering of LBGTIQ changemakers and serves as a platform to campaign against the discrimination and persecution faced by communities around the world.

PGA Congratulates National Assembly of Seychelles on Authorization of ICSANT Ratification

PGA looks forward to the deposit of the Instrument of Ratification of Seychelles of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) in the near future.

Somalia, The Gambia and Guinea encouraged to comply with reporting requirements under UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)

Recent media articles encourage their governments to take positive steps.

PGA National Parliamentary Session on Nuclear and Radiological Security, Freetown, Sierra Leone

PGA is grateful to the Parliament of Sierra Leone for facilitating the organization of this Workshop and to UNODC for their continued important collaboration with and cooperation.

 Malawi, Kenya and Papua New Guinea invited to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime

With these new invitations, 76 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 18 have been invited to accede to the Convention.

Girls’ vision for the future

The 2024 International Day of the Girl theme is ‘Girls’ vision for the future’ conveying both the need for urgent action and persistent hope, driven by the power of girls’ voices and vision for the future

Seychelles Requests Invitation to Accede to Budapest Convention

Seychelles preparing changes to law to accede to Budapest Convention on Cybercrime

PGA Signs Open Letter to Protect Women's Rights

2024 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

The Death Penalty Protects No One – PGA Commemorates the 2024 World Day Against the Death Penalty

Each year on 10 October, the global abolitionist movement comes together to observe the World Day Against the Death Penalty. “The Death Penalty Protects No One: Abolish it Now.”

Statement by former PGA Member Hon. Kindness Paradza on the domestication of the Biological Weapons Convention in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Government has domesticated the UN Biological Weapons Convention by drafting the Biological Weapons Bill.

Parliamentarians: Critical Stakeholders in Addressing AI Threats to Democracy and Leveraging its Potential

While the world advances towards digitalization, the use of and dependence on information technology, networks and databases has become more and more pervasive in society.

PGA Celebrates the Verkhovna Rada’s Historic Adoption of the Law Ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its Amendments

On 21 August 2024, with an overwhelming 281 votes in favor out of 328 MPs present, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law to Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its amendments.

Legislators Denounce the Political Violence against the Opposition in Venezuela amid Controversial Election Results

We forcefully denounce the political violence against the opposition in Venezuela and call for the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained persons, including Mr. Freddy Superlano, leader of the opposition party Voluntad Popular and former state gove