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"Parliamentarians for Global Action, PGA, is a non-profit,
non-partisan international network of 1,200 legislators in 139 elected
parliaments around the globe, that informs and mobilizes
parliamentarians in all regions of the world to advocate for human
rights and the rule of law, democracy, human security,
non-discrimination, gender equality, and climate justice and peace.
PGA was established in 1978-1979 in Washington, DC by concerned
parliamentarians from around the world to take joint action on global
problems, which could not be solved by any one government or
parliament. Initally focused on nuclear disarmament, the New York City based organization also works on global
issues such as fostering democracy, conflict prevention and
management, international law and human rights population, and
environment.
PGA has acquired expertise over years of mobilizing its worldwide
membership on successful campaigns in favor of international binding
treaties such as the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBC), the Chemical Weapons Convention
(CWC), the
Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), the Arms Trade, and the
Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court (ICC).
Sources: PGA: Who Are We ,
English Wikipedia ,
https://asp.icc-cpi.int/complementarity/parliamentarians-global-action-pga
Esteban Rivera, 20 November 2022
Its flag is a dark blue horizontal background featuring the logo (in
inverted colors, that is: white lettering and blue background) in the
middle, the logo featuring (from left to right) a moving globe and the
organization's name in each of its four languages: Parliamentarians
for Global Action (English); Parlamentarios para la Acción Global
(Spanish); Action mondiale des parlementaires (French) and برلمانيون
للعمل العالمي (Arabic).
Esteban Rivera, 20 November 2022