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Bangkok, 07-08 May 2025 Parliamentarians, parliamentary officials and climate policy experts from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, national, regional, and international partners convened at the Thai National Assembly for the Regional Interparliamentary Cooperation Seminar-Workshop on Climate Policy, co-hosted by the National Assembly of Thailand, the Parliamentary Centre of Asia (PCAsia), and the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie

Phnom Penh, 10 March 2025 The 7th intake of the PCAsia Parliamentary Diplomacy Programme was launched on 10 March 2025. It was conducted in hybrid mode with face-to-face participation by parliamentary staff from the Cambodian Parliament at the PCAsia Representative Office and online participation by parliamentary staff from Indonesia, Laos, Philippines and Thailand, PCAsia instructors and

Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR Marking the achievement of participants to help strengthen the ability of the National Assembly of Lao PDR to effectively communicate with citizens, on 14 March 2025, PCAsia and the Media Department of the National Assembly held a Certificate Handover Ceremony of the Training on “Techniques to Produce Content for Parliamentary Social Media,

Phnom Penh, Cambodia. On 7 February 2025, PCAsia held the Presentation and Certificate Handover Ceremony of the Training of Trainers Programme on Writing Briefing Notes for Decision-making via an online platform with sixteen participants, including experts from the University of Sussex, six instructors and facilitators from PCAsia, and eight trainees from the Parliaments of Cambodia, Lao

Experts from the Parliament of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario shared valuable techniques on supporting parliamentary committees with staff from AIPA Member Parliaments from December 16 to 17, 2024. The PCAsia organised workshop on Parliamentary Committee Work was attended by 35 participants from four parliaments. Participants from Cambodia and Lao PDR attended in person

News Release With the goal of facilitating the exchange of good practices, ideas, and knowledge between parliaments, the Parliamentary Centre of Asia collaborated with the French National Assembly and the French Senate to organise the “Workshop on Parliamentary Work” in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The event is an evolution of the “Training Seminar on Parliamentary Responsibilities: Strengthening

The Parliamentary Centre of Asia (PCAsia) programme on Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training (FACT) on Climate Finance and Policy Costing conducted a two-week onsite training session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 18 to 29 November, 2024. This training brought together 16 parliamentary staff from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, aimed at strengthening their skills in sustainable

on Sustainable Finance and Policy Costing and the Training on Public Finance for Sustainable Development and Climate Action Phnom Penh 18November 2024: PCAsia and UNDP through the Climate Finance Network (CFN) co-organized Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training/FACT onsite training on Sustainable Finance and Policy Costing and the Training on Public Finance for Sustainable Development and Climate Action

Simulation Session and Certificate Handover of the 6th Intake of the Parliamentary Centre of Asia (PCAsia) Programme on Parliamentary Diplomacy (PPD) Phnom Penh, 9 July 2024 After three weeks of training of Modules 1 and 2, the PPD simulation session (Module3), took place from 9 to 11 July 2024. It brought all 15 trainees from Brunei

On April 11, 2024, PCAsia celebrated the dedication and enthusiastic engagement of participating parliamentary staff in completing the Training of Trainers Programme on Parliamentary Research (ToTPPR). Offered from December 4, 2023, to April 11, 2024, this hybrid training programme, spanning six phases, was held in both Lao PDR and Cambodia. It aimed to enhance the research

Phnom Penh, 20 May 2024: The aim of the PCAsia Programme on Parliamentary Diplomacy (PCAsia-PPD) is to strengthen capacity of parliamentary staff to better support the diplomacy work of their respective Parliaments. This training, now in its sixth year as a regional programme unique for the Southeast Asia region, was officially started on 20 May 2024

Bringing together 36 participants from 9 different countries, the Workshop on Good Governance Practices was organized by PCAsia in partnership with the Secretariat of the Senate of Thailand, from 3 to 5 April 2024 at the Thai Parliament, The event provided a unique platform for exchange, learning, and discovery. In addition to Members of Parliament, five

After 9 months attending the PCAsia Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training (FACT) Programme, 11 trainees were awarded with certificates for their successful completion and commitment. The Parliamentary Centre of Asia (PCAsia) Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training Programme (FACT) to Assess Health Emergency Responses was delivered from March to November 2023. The programme aimed to improve the capacity of

Phnom Penh, 4 December 2023 PCAsia conducted a training programme on Parliamentary Approaches to Gender Equality (PAGE), 2nd intake, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for one week (4 to 8 December 2023). This programme was delivered with participation of 18 parliamentary staff (11 women and 7 men) from the three MoU partner parliaments, of Cambodia, Lao PDR,

The “Civic-Parliamentary Research Discussion Workshop on COVID-19 Responses in ASEAN Member States” was held on 13 December 2023.  Involving over 40 participants from Southeast Asian CSOs and staff of AIPA Member State Parliaments, it provided a platform for the mutually-beneficial sharing of research information among Civil Society Organisations and Parliamentary Staff related to emergency responses and

Responding to feedback from participating AIPA Member Parliaments, the objectives of the fourth series of the PCAsia Workshop on Parliamentary Committee Work were updated to include a number of important subjects.  Among these were knowledge building on the conduct of parliamentary committee work across legislatures, knowledge sharing in performing parliamentary committee administrative and technical tasks, and

Summary Parliaments are one of the key stakeholders in the implementation of the Paris Agreement (2015) that aims to strengthen global response to the threat of climate change. As law making institutions they can provide the necessary legislative support for climate actions and as an oversight body they can hold governments to account for the execution

After 10 weeks of training from 2 May to 5 July 2023, the 5th Intake of the Programme on Parliamentary Diplomacy (PCAsia-PPD) was concluded. Consisting of three modules delivered in hybrid mode, the programme involved 26 trainees from AIPA Member Parliaments, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The ceremony was held on 18 August

The PCAsia programme on Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training (FACT) to Assess Health Emergency Responses has the objective to provide AIPA Member parliamentary staff with principles of the state budgeting and monitoring process used to assess impediments to national health emergency responses, including any risks of corruption.. Thirteen staff members were selected from the parliaments of Cambodia,

On 29 May 2023, PCAsia organised a closing and certificate handover ceremony for the Introductory Course on “Parliamentary Approaches to Gender Equality” (PAGE) to acknowledge the effort and commitment of the trainees. The objective of this course, attended by 17 trainees (13 women and 4 men) from the Parliament of Cambodia, is to provide parliamentary staff