Brussels, 23 October 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, has been following closely the recent protests in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and strongly condemns the violence that erupted on 20 October, which has led to at least a dozen deaths and multiple injuries.

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

Parliamentarians of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) will, on 23 October  2020, participate in the 56th Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States. The virtual meeting will be preceded from 19 to 22 by reports from the standing committees on Political Affairs; Economic Development, Finance and Trade; Social Affairs and the Environment.

Brussels, 19 October 2020/OACPS: In the lead-up to the 56th Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), to be held virtually on 23 October 2020, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) released a Statement on maintaining the JPA in the future Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the OACPS.

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).