On 24-24 October 2018, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organised a two-day workshop, sponsored by UNSCAR and  facilitated by the PGA National Group in the National Assembly of Guinea-Bissau, on concrete measures that could be taken to promote compliance with the UN Program of Action on Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weapons UNPOA), as well as to engage more effectively in Women in Parliamentary Committees Defense, Security and Interior Affairs in the parliaments of their respective countries. 

This Workshop brought together parliamentarians and government Officials from eight Lusophone states around the world, as well as a representative from the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), civil society organizations and other experts. A Plan of Action was adopted in Portuguese at the conclusion of the Workshop, establishing a series of practical, specific and easy-to-implement measures for participants to take back to their respective countries.