Brussels, 1 September 2021/OACPS: The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, in keeping with the Decision of the OACPS Council of Ministers at its 111^th Session in December 2020, and following the dispatch of a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) on behalf of the OACPS, issues the present Statement on the implementation of the Decision.

Brussels, 30 August 2021/OACPS: H.E. Mr Mário de Azevedo Constantino, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola, took over the leadership of the Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) from outgoing Chair, H.E. Mr Moses Kouni Mose of Solomon Islands at the meeting of the Outgoing and Incoming Bureaux of the OACPS Committee of Ambassadors, on 16 July 2021.

Brussels, 16 August 2021 /OACPS: The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme today announced a call for Expressions of Interest for four new countries to join the existing six focus countries supported by the ACP-EU-UNDP Development Minerals Programme.

Brussels, 25 August 2021/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto CHIKOTI, is delighted with the successful conduct of the presidential, legislative and local elections held in the Republic of Zambia on 12 August 2021.

The Secretary-General congratulates His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema on his accession to the Presidency and assures him of the support of the OACPS. He commends the former President, H.E. Mr Edgar Lungu, for displaying, throughout his term-of-office, the qualities of a true statesman.

Brussels, 12 August, 2021/OACPS: International Youth day is observed each year on 12 August. On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto CHIKOTI, celebrates the youth across the tri-continental OACPS who continue to shape our communities; with the aim of building a better, fairer, inclusive and more sustainable future.

Brussels, 11 August 2021/OACPS: The recently released Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC Report) clearly reaffirms that global warming of 1.5°C and 2°C will be exceeded during the 21^st century unless deep reductions in CO₂ and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions occur as a matter of urgency.  A human-induced phenomenon, climate change is already affecting many

Brussels, 10 August 2021/OACPS: The hybrid 112th Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States was held on 6 – 8 July 2021. The Session was chaired by the Hon. Mr. Jeremiah Manele, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Solomon Islands and President-in-Office of the OACPS Council of Ministers.

At the meeting, the ministers and their representatives approved nine decisions and six resolutions on key issues affecting OACPS Member States as well as the administrative and financial management of the Organisation.

Brussels, 9 August 2021/OACPS: On the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the OACPS Research and Innovation Programme interviewed Myrna Cunningham, an internationally renowned Indigenous rights activist who has served Indigenous peoples in countless ways, and who is the current President of the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC), and Chairperson of the PAWANKA Fund. 

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN, AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) ON THE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN SAMOA

Brussels, 4 August 2021/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto CHIKOTI, acknowledges the ruling of the Samoa Court of Appeal which has resulted in the resolution of the three-month long political stalemate and constitutional crisis in the Independent State of Samoa.

Brussels, 4 August 2021/OACPS: Grant financing ranging from €30,000 to €180,000. will be available to 14 countries throughout East Africa through the “Ignite Culture” Programme from 9 August 2021. The funding is intended to help successful applicants in the creative and cultural industries (CCI) develop programmes and projects to grow their own ventures, and conduct cultural work within their target communities. The Programme will also boost the sustainablity of creative and cultural production.