Parliamentarians for Global Action
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Parliamentarians for Global Action is a non-profit and non-partisan international organization of more than 1,300 free elected legislators from more than 114 democratic countries [1]. It was established circa 1978 as Parliamentarians for World Order engaged in a range of action-oriented initiatives that promote democracy, peace, justice and development throughout the world.
The main office of PGA is located in New York City, in close proximity to the United Nations, while the seat of the PGA Foundation is in The Hague (The Netherlands), in close proximity to the International Court of Justice.
The group has world federalist leanings.
It promoted the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) since 1989 and the ratification of the International Criminal Court treaty[1], the Rome Statute, since 1998. PGA has been working on expanding membership of the ICC in more than 60 countries in all regions of the world. PGA members, for example, have been instrumental to the recent accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC by Japan (2007), Suriname and the Cook Islands (2008).
In the United States, Sen. Tom Harkin is the most prominent member.
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[edit] Membership criteria based on democracy
In order to qualify for full membership the Parliament must adhere to all of the following criteria:
- the members must be freely elected by the general population or a reasonable segment of it,
- the election should be open to more than one party, or to those who have no party,
- the Parliament must evidence an actual ability to engage in free debate,
- the Parliament must have the right to turn back legislation proposed by the government.
[edit] Organs
- Annual Parliamentary Forum
- International Council that represents all the regions of the world.
- 15-member Executive Committee
- Secretariat
[edit] PGA and UN
PGA also works closely with the UN system through the advisory body of the United Nations Committee for PGA.
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[edit] References
- “PGA Regional Seminars on Strengthening United Nations Peace Keeping Operations – International Parliamentary Input. Informal Briefing with the Security Council, G-77, United Nations Committee for PGA and UN Offi cials”. May, 2002. Final Report.
