STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICA, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) FOR WORLD FOOD DAY 2020

Brussels, 13 October 2020/OACPS: The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) was launched to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and enhanced knowledge to   prevent and reduce the risks of disasters. As the world collectively fights the COVID-19 pandemic, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), joins the global community to implement comprehensive strategies to prepare for and respond to the pandemic that is affecting countries worldwide, including countries of the OACPS.

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT BY H.E. GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES FOR DR. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, FOR THE POST OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

Brussels, 8 October 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), it is my honour to endorse the candidacy of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Statement by H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States on the World Cotton Day Celebration by the C4: Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali

Brussels, 29 September 2020/OACPS: Based on the results of a successful two-day knowledge sharing event on Trade and Investment Good Practices, the Trade ComII Programme recently published a Report titled, “Knowledge Sharing2, Trade and Investment Good Practices”.

Luxembourg, 22 September 2020: The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) has provided loans worth € 1.2 million to Anatrans, a cashew nut processor based in Burkina Faso and Maphlix Trust Ghana Limited (Maphlix), a producer and processor of tubers and vegetables.

Brussels, 21 September 2020/OACPS: September 21^st is a very important date for humanity, because it has been designated the International Day of Peace. At the end of the Second World War, after having experienced humanity’s worst atrocities, we collectively banished war by creating the League of Nations, which later became the United Nations (UN). All of our actions must be aligned with this approach.

Brussels, 17 September 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto CHIKOTI, commends Jamaica for  the successful holding of General Elections on 3 September 2020. He congratulates the candidates and the people of Jamaica, for their wisdom and  commitment to peaceful and transparent elections. This laudable attitude facilitated the triumph of Jamaica’s cherished democratic principles. 

Brussels, 15 September 2020/OACPS: The operationalization of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Information Centre for South-South and Triangular Cooperation, is now assured with the onboarding of the new Head, Mr. Patrice Niyongabo. Before taking up his position at the Centre in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Niyongabo is doing a two-week orientation programme at the OACPS’ Brussels-based Secretariat.

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY