Statement by Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti for the inaugural International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

Brussels, 7 September 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, is honoured to celebrate the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, established by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution, adopted on 19 December 2019.

Brussels, 31 August 2020/OACPS: The interactive online tool designed and developed to support the members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement is now available in all the languages of the OACPS: French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. The platform has also been updated to include additional information on adaptation, gender, capacity building and financial needs.

Statement by the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States on the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBERANCE OF AND TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM

Brussels, 19 August 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto CHIKOTI, congratulates the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the successful and well-conducted general elections held on 10 August 2020. He particularly congratulates the candidates and the people of the twin island nation, who, through this election, have once again demonstrated their commitment to democracy, peace and stability.

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES ON THE EVOLVING SITUATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALI                                                       

Brussels, 17 August 2020/OACPS:  Dr. Norbert Richard Ibrahim, newly-appointed Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) of the Department of Political Affairs and Human Development (PAHD) of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), has taken up his five-year assignment at the Secretariat of the OACPS.

Brussels, 17 August 2020/OACPS: The Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) met by video conference on Tuesday, 28 July 2020. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Mambury Njie, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of The Gambia and President of the OACPS Council of Ministers.

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2020

Brussels, 12 August 2020/OACPS: On this year’s edition of the United Nations’ International Youth Day, themed “Youth Engagement for Global Action”, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr.  Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, salutes the global youth and particularly, the young people of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

Brussels, 11 August 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, strongly condemns the ethnic attacks on civilians that led to the loss of lives on 9 August 2020 in the Banyali Kilo area of the Ituri Province. He conveys his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the people and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.