Brussels, 13 January 2021/OACPS: In keeping with the prolongation of the current COVID-19 measures by the Kingdom of Belgium to 1 March 2021, the Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) remains closed to visitors and will continue to observe the measures enforced by the Belgian Government.

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The Secretary-General and the Staff of the Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) wish you and your families the best for the Holiday Season and the New Year.

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) ON THE International Day OF HUMAN SOLIDARITY

Brussels, 20 December 2020/OACPS: In keeping with the annual observance of the International Day of Human Solidarity on 20 December, on behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, recalls that this day reminds us of the importance of acting together for the protection and upliftment of society’s most vulnerable.

Brussels, 18 December 2020/OACPS: Meeting virtually on 14, 15 and 17 December 2020, the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) approved eight decisions and two resolutions on key issues affecting its Member States (MS) and pertaining to the administrative and financial management of the Organisation during the 111th session of the OACPS Council of Ministers.

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY 

Brussels, 18 December 2020/OACPS:  In the context of the annual observance of International Migrants Day on 18 December, on behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, recalls that on this day nations unite to applaud the vitality and resilience of migrants as well as to reaffirm their commitment to protect the human rights of all migrants.

JOINT STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) AND H.E. DR. PHUMZILE MLAMBO-NGCUKA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN WOMEN, ON THE UNiTe CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) ON THE OCCASION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Brussels, 9 December 2020/OACPS: The website of the Fish4ACP Programme, an initiative of the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), is now live.

Brussels, 3 December 2020/OACPS : Today, the chief negotiators from the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), formerly known as the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, reached a political deal on the text for a new Partnership Agreement that will succeed the Cotonou Agreement.

Brussels, 27 November 2020/OACPS: The Committee of Ambassadors (CoA) of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) said goodbye to another OACPS stalwart, H.E. Mrs Sheila Sealy Monteith, at the Committee’s Special Session on 24 November 2020, as she prepares to return to headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica.