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2008 Working Session on the ICC convened by the Permanent Council of the OAS

Sen. María Cristina Perceval (Argentina) participated on behalf of PGA at the ICC session

Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law - 5th Session

"Strengthening Democratic Institutions, Accountability and the Rule of Law". Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 30 and 31 October 2008

10th Anniversary Celebrations of the Adoption of the Rome Statute of the ICC Assembly of States Parties

On 17 July 2008, H. E. Amb. Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of the Mission of Liechtenstein, and President-elect of the ASP, organised an event at the United Nations Headquarters to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome

Intervention of PGA Board Member Dr. Ruth Wijdenbosch MP (Suriname) in the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the Adoption of the Rome Statute of the ICC Assembly of States Parties

On 17 July 2008, H. E. Amb. Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of the Mission of Liechtenstein, and President-elect of the ASP, organised an event at the United Nations Headquarters to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome

PGA Parliamentary Workshop on The UN Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

The Hon. Ibrahim Sorie (Sierra Leone), PGA Executive Committee Member and Convenor of the PGA International Peace and Security Program, together with Mr. Nicolas de Riviere, Political Counselor of the French Permament Mission to the United Nations, welc

 Paramaribo Parliamentary Seminar on International Justice and Security

Since March 2004, PGA Board Member Dr. Ruth Wijdenbosch, MP has been leading the work within the National Assembly of Suriname to make possible the accession of Suriname to the Rome Statute. In July 2007, she formed a multi-party working group on the ICC

PGA Japan Strategy Meeting on the ICC and the Responsibility to Protect

On 14 May 2008, PGA Japan Group adopted a resolution that calls on the government of Japan to be prepared to adopt targeted sanctions against the individuals bearing responsibility for the non-compliance of Sudan with Security Council Resolution 1593...

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized a meeting on The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness - The Role of Parliamentarians in Achieving Alignment: Health and Economic Growth in the Americas which took place as the United States Capitol on M

PGA Workshop on Enhancing Good Governance and the Rule of Law in the Pacific Islands

The Workshop saw the active participation of 18 legislators from the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, in addition to MPs from New Zealand and Sweden.

PGA Delegation to 15th Africa-Caribbean-Pacific-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly

A spirited debate re-launched the political commitment in support of the universality and effectiveness of the new system of international criminal justice within the North-South cooperation framework of the ACP-EU.

PGA Regional Roundtable Discussion on the Implementation of The Rome Statute

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organised a Regional Round-Table Discussion on the Implementation of The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the Parliament of Sierra Leone in Freetown.

29th Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)

"Poverty & Unemployment: The Root Causes of Migration". Abuja, Nigeria, ECOWAS Parliament, November 12-13, 2007.

Mission of Surinamese Parliamentarians to the ICC and connected institutions

Since 2004, PGA Board Member Dr. Ruth Wijdenbosch, MP (Suriname) has been leading the work within Parliament to make possible the accession of Suriname to the Rome Statute. In July 2007, she formed a Multi-Party Working Group on the ICC to re-activate the

Mission of Chilean Parliamentarians to the ICC and other institutions

Having signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2002, Chile has yet to ratify it. Upon a decision by the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal, the Rome Statute, with 105 States Parties as of 1 October 2007, can only be ratified by Chile once Congress adopts an amendment of the Constitution.

Roundtable Discussion on the ICC and the Rule of Law

On September 28, 2007, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organised a Round-Table Discussion on the Accession and Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Nepal, hosted by the Speaker of the Parliament of Nepal

Meeting of PGA’s Working Group on the Universality of the ICC in the Middle East and Mediterranean Countries

The third session of PGA Working Group on the ICC in the Middle East and the Mediterranean countries was held at the Dutch Parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, June 11 and 12, 2007. The meeting drew over 20 participants, including high level Members of t

2007 Working Session on the ICC convened by the Permanent Council of the OAS

On February 2007, Senator Raynell Andreychuck and Dr. David Donat Cattin, Director of the International Law and Human Rights Program of PGA, intervened at the ICC session held at the OAS

Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law - 4th Session

and 28th Annual Parliamentary Forum. Tokyo, Japan, December 4-5, 2006.