Loading...








PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.

PGA Activity Calendar 2021

Last update
Date Event Location Campaign
January & February Individual National Meetings with African and Francophone MPs to Promote the Role of Women Parliamentarians in Prevention of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction   Virtual Biological Security & Health
Jan-March Ongoing, individual National MP Consultations in Africa to promote Prohibition of Fully Autonomous Weapons   Virtual Prohibiting Fully Autonomous Weapons
03 February 2021 European Parliament strategic consultation on the “Solidarity with Parliamentarians” Project with Parliamentarians for Global Action, Inter-Parliamentary Union & Protect Defenders, European Parliament, Brussels   Hybrid In-Person and Virtual DRHR
08 February 2021 PGA’s virtual attendance as observer in the 2nd resumed session of the 19th Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (agenda item Election of the Third ICC Prosecutor 2021-29) - release of PGA media-statement   UN HQs, NY, United States Rome Statute of the ICC
18 February 2021 How Parliamentarians can support at-risk human rights defenders - live panel discussion on the Documentary Film NASRIN to explore concrete actions parliamentarians can take to protect human rights defenders who demand justice and dignity for all.   Virtual DRHR
18 February 2021 Follow up meeting between Kenyan Parliamentarians and Civil Society Representatives on Harmful Practices in Kenya at the Parliament of Kenya, in collaboration with Girls Not Brides   In-person (Nairobi, Kenya) End Child, Early and Forced Marriage
24 February 2021 The Role of Parliamentarians in Preventing the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Promoting a Ban on Fully Autonomous Weapons   Virtual Biological Security & Health, Prohibiting Fully Autonomous Weapons
25 February 2021 Strengthening Governance of Small-Scale Fisheries: Small-Scale Fisheries Toolkit co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute   Virtual Protection of the Oceans
02 March 2021 Foreign Affairs Committee’s hearing on bill for the ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the ICC on the crime of aggression and war crimes - Expert testimony by PGA’s Secretary-General, commentaries and questions by Committee Members, including PGA Italy National Group members, Chamber of Deputies, Rome, Italy   Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
01 March 2021 Fifth meeting of the Parliamentary Rapid Response Team (PARRT), Special Guests of Canada’s Parliamentary Centre to discuss the situation in Myanmar.   Virtual DRHR
19 March 2021 International Council Meeting   Virtual Other
24 March 2021 Women Leaders as Advocates for Equality and Inclusion of LGBTI Persons, side event to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 65th Session, in collaboration with the Missions of Argentina, Chile, Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United States to the UN, Copenhagen 2021, Outright Action International and Danmark LGBT+   Virtual SOGI
31 March 2021 8th session of the Middle East and North Africa Working Group on the Fight against Impunity: Promoting Accountability Mechanisms and the Effective Implementation of the Rome Statute (Part II)   Virtual session with MPs from Iraq and Jordan Rome Statute of the ICC
06 April 2021 How Parliamentarians can Champion Human Rights Defenders, Protect and Realise Human Rights, & Hold Governments to Account. Live panel discussion on the Documentary Film NASRIN - Co-hosted by PGA and the New Zealand Parliament   Virtual DRHR
08 April 2021 Catalysts, Campaigners and Champions of Change – Convening, Mobilizing and Enabling Women Parliamentarians in Africa in Addressing Needs Identified in Requests for International Assistance in 2018 National Reports on the Implementation of the UN PoA to Prevent the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons   Virtual SALW/ATT
09 April 2021 ECOWAS Parliamentary Workshop on the Fight Against Impunity for Mass Atrocities under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Promotion of the Rule of Law – co-hosted by the PGA Nigeria National Group, Abuja, Nigeria   Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
21 April 2021 The Role of Parliamentarians in Preventing Pandemics - Parliamentary Universal Engagement Bio Legislative Observatory (PUEBLO)   Virtual SALW/ATT
22 April 2021 Roundtable on Forced Marriage as a Crime Against Humanity: The Role of Parliamentarians in Implementation into Domestic Law. Event co-organised with Women's Initiative for Gender Justice   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC / End Child, Early and Forced Marriage
28 April 2021 Parliamentary Panel on Legislative Reform and Protective Measures on SOGI during UNDP’s “Being LGBTI in the Caribbean” Regional Dialogue   Virtual SOGI
06 May 2021 PGA has been invited by the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General to contribute to the process of elaboration of the new report of the UNSG entitled “Our Common Agenda”, which will address the main challenges that the UN system is facing 75 years after the adoption of the UN Charter, the treaty that established the UN in 194   Virtual Other
13 May 2021 The Role of Parliamentarians in Atrocity Prevention, Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (co- sponsored by PGA and the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies)   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
20 May 2021 Parliamentary Workshop on the implementation of International Standards to fight against Impunity for Atrocity Crimes - PGA Latin American Working Group on the fight against impunity   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
26 May 2021 Catalysts, Campaigners, and Champions of Change - Convening Mobilizing and Enabling Women Parliamentarians in South Asia in Addressing Needs Identified in Requests for International Assistance in 2020 National Reports on the Implementation of the UN Program of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons and the International Tracing Instrument   Virtual SALW/ATT
03 June 2021 Technical working meeting to strengthen Cooperation with the International Criminal Court, organized by the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States   Washington DC, Santiago, Chile Rome Statute of the ICC
10 June 2021 First National Group Meeting following Ecuador’s February 2021 general elections. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce PGA’s Programs and Campaigns to newly elected members of the National Assembly, and to elect a Secretary for the National Group   Quito, Ecuador All
11 June 2021 Honduras National Group meeting on anti-discrimination project of law, in collaboration with local LGBTI organization Somos CDC   Virtual SOGI
16 June 2021 African Virtual Regional Meeting with PGA Membership and other like-minded Members of Parliament, in African States that are Non-States Parties to ICSANT and/or CPPNM and/or its Amendment.   Virtual Nuclear/Radiological
18 June 2021 Meeting of PGA UN Advisory Committee, Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the UN, New York   New York, United States All
22 June 2021 PGA participating at MLA online consultation: Informal consultations on Parts 1-4 of the Draft Convention (Initiative for a new Multilateral Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes (MLA Initiative)   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
30 June 2021 International Day of Parliamentarism   Global All
13 July 2021 Regional Parliamentary Webinar to Promote Universality and Implementation of The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in Africa.   Virtual International Peace and Security
13-15 July 2021 Ministerial meeting in the margins of High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF)   Virtual All
16 July 2021 United in Support of International Justice - Series of events to celebrate the International Justice Day   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
16-17 July 2021 PGA statement & call for action to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Rome Statute of the ICC   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
20 August 2021 Interparliamentary Plenary Assembly of Copenhagen 2021WorldPride & EuroGames, co-sponsored by PGA   Parliament of Denmark, Copenhagen SOGI
26 August 2021 Meeting of African Parliamentarians' Forum on Gender and Sexual Diversity, in collaboration with UNDP   Virtual SOGI
26 August 2021 Protecting vulnerable fishing communities during a global pandemic: A briefing organized by the PGA National Group in Argentina   Virtual Protection of the Oceans
15 September 2021 Large-Scale Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan: What Can Be Done to Prevent Further Atrocities? (in cooperation with Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies)   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
15 September 2021 Summit for Democracy Kick-Off Meeting with Civil Society - U.S. Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development   Virtual DRHR
September / October Seminar on the reform of the system of national nomination of ICC Judges ahead of the 20th Assembly of States Parties Implementing the findings and recommendations of Chapter XX of the Independent Experts’ Review (IER) report, with participation from relevant International Jurisdictions, including the European Court of Human Rights   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
23 September 2021 Launch of the research report “Leadership for Inclusion: What skills and qualities do parliamentarians need to be able to promote inclusive change?” – hosted by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the Developmental Leadership Program and supported by PGA (virtual at 10:00 a.m. in UK, 5:00 a.m. EDT)   Virtual SOGI
28 September 2021 Regional Parliamentary Webinar to Promote Universality and Implementation of The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in the Caribbean/CARICOM Region   Virtual Cybersecurity
10 October 2021 19th World Day against the Death Penalty – PGA’s contribution to a parliamentary factsheet on “The Death Penalty and Women/Gender”   Virtual Abolition of the Death Penalty
11 October 2021 International Day of the Girl (strategic outreach to PGA membership)   Virtual GEI
12-13 October 2021 Parliamentary Delegation of The Republic of Ghana to The International Criminal Court (ICC) and The Parliament of The Netherlands   The Hague, The Netherlands Rome Statute of the ICC/SOGI
10-12 October 2021 25th Annual Forum 2000 Conference on Democracy and Human Rights - PGA's Participation (TBC)   Hybrid In-Person and Virtual DRHR
19 October 2021 (IMO) Asia Regional Webinar on the Ratification and Implementation of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement for the Safety of Fishing Vessels   Virtual Protection of the Oceans
20 October 2021 "How to Work with Parliamentarians for the Abolition of the Death Penalty" (English)   Virtual ADP
21 October 2021 To commemorate the World Day against the Death Penalty, PGA, together with WCADP, is organizing an online event on the "How to Work with Parliamentarians for the Abolition of the Death Penalty" (French)   Virtual ADP
21 October 2021 GEI Program staff participates in the Biannual Global Equality Fund Stakeholders Meeting (virtual 9-11:30 a.m. EDT)   Virtual GEI
26 October 2021 Asian Virtual Regional Meeting with PGA Membership and other like-minded Members of Parliament, in Asian States that are Non-States Parties to ICSANT and/or CPPNM and/or its Amendment.   Virtual Nuclear/Radiological
1-12 November Monitor Conference of States Parties (COP) 26 on Climate Change   Virtual GEI
04 November 2021 A Reflection on Afghanistan: How to Try to Prevent Violent Extremism and Human Rights Violations in the Region   Virtual Rome Statute
8-10 November 2021 PGA participation in the World Forum for Democracy (from Nov. 2020 to Nov. 2021 discussions have been moved online throughout the whole year, culminating in November 2021)   Virtual DRHR
10 November 2021 Latin America Virtual Regional Meeting with PGA Membership and other like-minded Members of Parliament, in Latin American States that are Non-States Parties to ICSANT and/or CPPNM and/or its Amendment.   Virtual Nuclear/Radiological
16 November 2021 Global Action Against Mass Atrocities IV: Strengthening national efforts to address hate speech, discrimination and prevent incitement - Workshop hosted by PGA on "Women leaders legislating against racism, hate speech, and discrimination"   Virtual DRHR
22-25 November 2021 Attendance at 2020-2021 Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention   Virtual International Peace and Security
29-30 November 2021 PGA participating at MLA online consultation: Informal consultations on the remaining Parts of the Draft Convention (Initiative for a new Multilateral Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes (MLA Initiative)   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
6-11 December PGA Delegation to the ASP and co-organization of relevant side-events, World Forum, The Hague, Netherlands   Virtual/In-Person Rome Statute of the ICC
07 December 2021 The Role of Parliamentarians in Promoting the Universality of the Rome Statute: The State of Play in Today’s ICC   Virtual Rome Statute of the ICC
08 December 2021 Regional Parliamentary Webinar to Promote Universality and Implementation of The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in Asia/Pacific Region   Virtual Cybersecurity
9-10 December 2021 Summit for Democracy - U.S. Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development [PGA's Participation in person or virtually TBC]   Virtual/In-Person DRHR
10 December 2021 Reforming national nomination procedures for ICC judicial candidates: From the Independent Experts’ Review (IER) report to action by the ASP   Virtual/In-Person Rome Statute of the ICC
15 December 2021 Implementation of International Biological Security Frameworks | Promoting Engagement between Somali Legislators, Somali Civil Society, the Somali Scientific Community and Public Health sector   Virtual International Peace and Security
16-17 December 2021 PGA 42nd Annual Forum - co-hosted by the Parliament of Belize - Day I (The Antidote to Authoritarianism: Parliamentarians as champions of democratic principles and institutions) & Day II (International Parliamentary Oceans Day)   Virtual All
21 December 2021 Biannual Strategic Meeting of the PGA United Nations Advisory Committee   UN Mission of Switzerland All

On-Going Actions and Activities (partial list)

  • Technical Assistance Projects upon request from Parliamentary Committees, Parliamentarians and/or Governmental agencies on the preparation, drafting, consideration, adoption and/or strengthening of effective domestic measures to implement the Rome Statute of the ICC in national legal systems of States in Africa (e.g., Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda), the Americas (e.g., Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay), Asia & the Pacific (e.g., Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Vanuatu), Middle East and North Africa (e.g., Tunisia) and Europe (e.g., Ukraine)
  • Individual National Meetings and consultations with African Anglophone and Francophone MPs to Promote Universality and Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention and implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) (Virtual)

Governance and Advisory Meetings

  • March 19 2021 International Council Meeting with Roundtable Discussion on Media Freedom and Attacks on Democracy in the face of the Covid-19 Pandemic, followed by elections for the PGA Executive Committee (virtual)
  • June 18 - 19 2021 PGA Executive Committee Meeting (hybrid)
  • June 18, 2021 UN Advisory Committee Meeting (hybrid)
  • September 13, 2021 PGA Executive Committee Meeting (hybrid)
  • October 29, 2021 Donors and partners meeting on 2022-2024 Strategic Plan priorities, co-hosted by Sida (virtual)
  • December 20-21,2021 PGA Executive Committee and International Council Meetings held in tandem with PGA 42nd Annual Forum (Virtual)