Brussels, 12 August 2022/OACPS: On August 12, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) joins the rest of the world to celebrate International Youth Day. On this occasion, on behalf of the organisation, the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, reminds the global youth of their importance to our Member States as evidenced by the prominence given to young people to accomplish the objectives of the OACPS in the revised Georgetown Agreement and the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan.

Brussels, 5 August 2022/OACPS: At a meeting of the Outgoing and Incoming Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors (CoA) of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) on 19 July 2022 at OACPS House, Brussels, the Central African Republic handed over the leadership of the OACPS Committee of Ambassadors to the Caribbean region, represented by Trinidad and Tobago.

Brussels, 3 August 2022 / OACPS: The Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Support Resilient Settlements on the Coastal Zones of the Caribbean (HIT RESET) project invites applications to its third call for proposals before the application deadline on 30 September 2022. 

Brussels, 1 August 2022/OACPS: GEOACT- one of the 12 initiatives financed by the ACP Innovation Fund,  has launched two calls for proposals to facilitate the collaboration between Research and Innovation (R&I) actors in living labs for solutions to climate change in the Caribbean. The deadline for submission of proposal is 31 August 2022.

Brussels, 20 July 2022/OACPS: As part of their seven-month mission to assist Kenya in developing guidelines for enhancing technology transfer/commercialisation and coordination of Innovation hubs, an Expert Panel from the Policy Support Facility (PSF) visited a wide range of key Research and Innovation (R&I) actors from 2-9 July 2022,  to collect significant inputs on how to effectively manage the rapidly-growing network of innovation hubs and strengthen the innovation commercialisation process.

Brussels, 18 July 2022/OACPS: On the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day, observed annually on July 18, the Secretary-General, H. E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, on behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), salutes President Nelson Mandela, a son of South Africa, who has become a global icon of peace and humanity, and whose life stands out as an example of the power of peaceful resistance to create change.

Brussels, 14 July 2022/OACPS/ACP-EU JPA: Experts from the European Union (EU) will be joined by speakers from the Membership of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) in a parliamentary debate on the EU list of third countries concerning the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism at a virtual meeting on 14 July 2022, from 18:00 to 20:00 CEST.

 Brussels, 14 July 2022/OACPS: Cameroon is the most recent beneficiary of the Policy Support Facility (PSF) as the country aims to develop its first national research and innovation (R&I) strategy and make the knowledge economy a vector for sustainable and inclusive development.

The PSF is implemented by the Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).

Brussels, 13 July 2022/OACPS/ACP-EU JPA: The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, held its first Women’s Forum for 2022, themed, ‘The role of Women in innovative and green economy’ on 12 July 2022.

The virtual meeting was co-chaired by Hon. Clifford Andre of the Seychelles and Hon. Max Orville of Martinique. The Speakers at the virtual meeting were: Maria Elena Ruiz Abril of UN Women, Mary Collins of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), and Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka of Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH).

Brussels, 4 July 2022/OACPS: The Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has published the Organisation’s new 2022-2025 Strategic Plan (SP2022-2025) both in hardcopy and virtual formats.