Brussels, 6 July 2021/OACPS/FAO: Given that most of its 79 members are Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries or Small Island Developing States, the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) is looking forward to the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) as an opportunity to rethink and find appropriate solutions to address many of these countries’ systemic issues and challenges related to their sustainable development.

     Lisbon, 2 July 2021/OACPS: Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for future cooperation in several areas with the Community of Portuguese-Language Countries (CPLP) on 25 June 2021 at the Headquarters of the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal.

Brussels, 23 June 2021, OACPS: Lesotho is the first country to benefit from the Policy Support Facility (PSF), an innovative mechanism set up by the Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) to enhance the quality and efficiency of R&I policy systems.

Brussels, 23 June 2021/OACPS: His Excellency Hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces, in his capacity as President-in-Office of the Summit of OACPS Heads of State and Government, met with H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the Committee of Ambassadors of the OACPS at the Headquarters of the organisation in Brussels, Belgium on 22 June 2021.

Brussels, 23 June 2021/OACPS: H.E. Mr Serge Thierry Mickoto Chavagne, new ambassador of the Republic of Gabon in Belgium was introduced on 16 June 2021 at the 939^th Session of the Committee of Ambassadors of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).

H.E.  Serge Thierry Mickoto Chavagne has had a distinguished career in banking and finance, having worked at the head of the Gabonese Strategic Investment Fund (FGIS), with the international firm of Ernst & Young, and with the Paribas group which later became BGFI Bank.

Brussels, 19 June 2021/OACPS: It is with deep sadness that the Secretary-General of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, learned of the death of H.E. Dr Kenneth Kaunda, former President of the Republic of Zambia on 17 July 2021.

Brussels, 18 June 2021/OACPS: The Organisation of African, Caribbean andPacific States will host a virtual seminar from 21 to 24 June 2021 to facilitate a dialogue between its Member States and international partners on the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and that of high-risk third countries on combating money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) of the European Union (EU).

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.