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, 07 October 2020/OACPS: The new gender-balanced Management Team headed by Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti is now fully in place with the assumption of duty of the Assistant Secretary-General of Administration, Finance and Human Resources, Mrs. Isatou Auber Faal, a citizen of The Gambia.

Brussels, 06 October 2020/OACPS: An economist by training, Mrs. Banata Tchale Sow has taken up her post as Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) in charge of the Department of Macroeconomics, Development Finance and Intra-ACP Programming (MDFIP).

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”.

Brussels, 29 September 2020/OACPS: In the context of  observing World Tourism Day and in order to share experiences related to the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industries of Members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the OACPS hosted a webinar on 25 September, titled "Jointly Addressing the Challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic on the tourism industry of the Members of the OACPS”.

Brussels, 22 September 2020/OACPS: The Committee of Ambassadors (CoA) of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) warmly welcomed H.E. Mr. Jean Omer Beriziky as he returned to their midst during the hybrid 931st session of the CoA on Tuesday, 22 September 2020.

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.