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Parliamentary meeting on Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament

An Agenda for Disarmament the disarmament agenda released in 2018 by the UN Secretary-General, co-sponsored by IPU, PNND, PGA, PFSALW, GCSP, WFC, Gov of Canada and UNODA.

UN Ambassadors and Leaders Discuss Synergies for a More Efficient National Implementation of SDGs

On 12 February 2020, the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein under the leadership of Amb. Christian Wenaweser, hosted the first 2020 PGA UN Advisory Committee meeting.

PGA Statement on the situation in El Salvador

PGA condemns the assault of the armed and security forces on the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador on 9 February 2020..

The announcement of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s surrender to the ICC is a contribution to peace in Darfur

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) welcomes the reported announcement on 11 February 2020 by representatives of the transitional authorities of Sudan that former President Omar al-Bashir will be transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Urgent Call for Action: Parliamentarians Must Support the Integrity of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Stand-Up for a Meritocratic Judicial Election Process

For more than 30 years, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) has worked for the establishment and effective operation of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

Ukraine: Closer to Accountability for International Crimes

On 5 February 2020, the Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement of the Verkhovna Rada resolutely approved Bill no. 2689...

PGA’s Hope for Equality in 2020

PGA’s SOGI Campaign would also like to express our hopes and dreams for equality in 2020 – a year that commemorates the 5th anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals and its vision of leaving no one behind.

Mutual Legal Assistance Convention: PGA Advocating For Inter-State Cooperation On International Crimes

The initiative was launched to strengthen international procedural legal framework for mutual legal assistance and extradition for the most serious international crimes.

PGA and Partners Take a Critical Step in the Fight Against Impunity in Ukraine

Grave crimes continue to be committed in the context of the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine, which shows with no signs of abating. Ukraine is deprived of a fundamental method of recourse as a non-Member State of the International Criminal Court.

PGA Members in the U.S. Congress and Worldwide Support Incarcerated Philippines Senator Leila de Lima following her 1,000th Day of Unlawful Detention

Sen. de Lima’s case underscores a troubling trend, not only for the rule of law in The Philippines, but for the rights of parliamentarians worldwide, who increasingly experience intimidation, attacks, and personal reprisals.

An Agreement, A New Opportunity

Dip. Carla Pitiot analyzes the importance of the ILO Convention C-190 in the framework of the 16 Days Campaign against Gender-Based Violence

Kiribati Accedes to Rome Statute

Pacific Island State Affirms its Commitment to International Justice and Accedes to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Following Determined Action by Parliamentarians

24th PGA Annual Defender of Democracy Awards

PGA is delighted to honor Gégé Katana Bukuru and the Democratic Process of Cabo Verde as recipients of the 2019 Defender of Democracy Award.

41st Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action

Our 41st Annual Forum was held in the Parliament of Cape Verde, Praia, November 21-22, 2019.

First Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the Oceans (CAP-Oceans)

Lawmakers from PGA’s global membership came together to discuss the Role of Parliamentarians in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 on the Protection of the Ocean.

How Parliamentarians Can Mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.

PGA applauds the opening of an ICC investigation into atrocities committed against Rohingya population in Bangladesh/ Myanmar

PGA welcomes the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the alleged crimes against humanity committed in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar.