Brussels, 18 June 2021/OACPS: Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, who is also the President-in-Office of the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), will, in the course of a three-day Presidential mission to Brussels, visit the Secretariat of the OACPS to meet with Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, and the OACPS Committee of Ambassadors on 22 June 2021.

     Santo Domingo, 18 June 2021: FISH4ACP today launched a global initiative to promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture value chains in the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic. The Programme will focus on improving mahi-mahi fishing, aiming to ensure that economic growth goes hand-in-hand with environmental sustainability and social inclusiveness.

Brussels, 07 June 2021/OACPS: The Programmes of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) dedicated to the protection and management of terrestrial and marine bio-diversity within the Members of the OACPS will be on display during the 14th edition of the European Development Days (EDDs) from 15 to 16 June 2021.

Brussels, 8 June 2021/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, joins the global community of our Blue Planet in marking this year's World Oceans Day. On this Day, we are invited not just to recognise the importance of our oceans but also to raise awareness about the impacts of human actions on the oceans and to generate bold, ambitious action to improve ocean governance. It is also a day to celebrate the Ocean that nurtures, nourishes, and sustains us.

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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES, H.E. MR. GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI ON ACP UNIFICATION DAY

Brussels, 31 May 2021/OACPS: The Committee of Ambassadors (CoA) of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) on 20 May 2021 welcomed their newest colleague, H.E. Dr Pontso Susan Matumelo Sekatle, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho to their midst, during their 938^th session.

Brussels, 25 May 2021/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OEACP), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, expresses deep concern about the evolution of the political situation in Mali following the kidnapping of transitional leaders on 24 May 2021.

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES, H.E. GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI, ON THE CELEBRATION OF AFRICA DAY 2021

     “I urge you to work, together with me, to ensure that our countries and regions have a leading role in the development of new health rules. Vaccines are a global public good, but without diversifying supply and building up production and local and regional levels, we will never achieve equitable access.”