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….
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…
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,…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
