PGA works closely with the UN system through its advisory body, the United Nations Committee for PGA, which comprises senior UN ambassadors, high-level UN officials, and some leading NGO representatives. The Committee meets twice a year in order to advise PGA on its work around the United Nations, as well as to offer advice and share best practices on how Parliamentarians can strengthen the working methods of the UN, its General Assembly, and Security Council. It also offers the opportunity for ambassadors and high-level officials to learn about the strategic goals and activities of PGA for the current year.
The Committee is currently chaired by H.E. Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the UN. Amb. Wenaweser served as President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court from 2008-2011, in which he successfully lead negotiations on the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute in 2010.
Currently, the PGA UN Committee consists of the following members:
H.E. Amb. Jan Kickert, Permanent Representative of Austria to the UN
H.E. Amb. Juan Carlos Mendoza García, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN
H.E. Amb. Ib Petersen, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN
H.E. Amb. Minna-Liina Lind, Deputy Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN
H.E. Amb. João Vale de Almeida, Permanent Representative of the European Union to the UN
H.E. Amb. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the UN
H.E. Amb. Cho Tae-yul, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the UN
H.E. Mr. Christian Braun,Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the UN
H.E. Amb. Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the UN
H.E. Amb. Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN
H.E. Amb. Jurg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN
H.E. Amb. Volodymyr Yelchenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN
Mr. Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on Genocide
For more information on PGA’s UN Committee please contact the PGA Specialist on Rule of Law and UN Strengthening Ms. Melissa Verpile at melissa.verpile@pgaction.org
