JPA Drafting Committee Civil Society Consultation
Brussels, 15 November 2021/OACPS: In preparation for 2022, when the new ACP-EU Partnership Agreement will come into force, members of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) have set up a Drafting Committee tasked with the design of new working methods and rules for the future JPA and for three regional parliamentary assemblies.
OACPS-EU to host joint side-event at COP26: The EU-OACPS Partnership: strengthened cooperation on climate action and the use of science-based information to build resilience
Brussels, 5 November 2021/OACPS: The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union (EU), supported by the Intra-ACP GCCA+ Programme and the Intra-ACP ClimSA Programme, will host a High-Level Event ‘The EU-OACPS Partnership: strengthened cooperation on climate action and the use of science-based information to build resilience’, in the framework of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference
H.E. Mr. Obinna Chiedu Onowu, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria presented to the 942nd Session of the OACPS Committee of Ambassadors
Brussels, 3 November 2021/OACPS: The Committee of Ambassadors of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) welcomed the newest arrival, H.E. Mr. Obinna Chiedu Onowu, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the 942nd Session on 29 October 2021.
OACPS Leaders Statement for COP26
Brussels, 2 November 2021/OACPS: In the margins of the twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) released a statement from OACPS Leaders on Climate Action for COP26 on 1 November 2021, in Glasgow.
STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE OACPS ON SADC ANTI-SANCTIONS DAY AGAINST ZIMBABWE
Brussels, 25 October 2021/OACPS: Every year on October 25, Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) observe Anti-Sanctions Day against Zimbabwe to express their solidarity with Zimbabwe and call for the lifting of sanctions and other punitive measures iimposed against Zimbabwe.
STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE OACPS ON THE OCCASION OF UNITED NATIONS DAY
Brussels, 24 October 2021/OACPS: On the occasion of United Nations Day, celebrated each year on October 24, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, recalls that, in the post-war context, peace is the main objective of the United Nations Charter.
OACPS Ambassadors exchange views with Slovenian Delegation at Special Session of the Committee of Ambassadors
Brussels, 22 October 2021/OACPS: The Committee of Ambassadors (CoA) of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) held a special session to meet with H.E. Dr Stanislav Raščan, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, acting Minister for Development Cooperation of the government of Slovenia and representative of the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union (EU), on Thursday, 14 October 2021 at the Brussels-based Secretariat of the OACPS.
Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs signs Host Country Agreement for the 10th Summit of OACPS Heads of State and Government to be held in Angola
Brussels, 21 October 2021/OACPS: H.E. M. Tete António, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Angola and President-in-Office of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), on Thursday, 14 October 2021, signed the Host Country Agreement for the 10th Summit of OACPS Heads of State and Government, to take place in 2022 in the Republic of Angola, during a visit to the OACPS Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of the OACPS signed the Agreement on behalf of the OACPS.
Policy Support Facility (PSF) Experts met in The Gambia with over 70 key actors in Research and Innovation
Brussels, October 18, 2021/OACPS: During their visit to The Gambia, from 11 to 15 October 2021, the international group of high-level experts attached to the Policy Support Facility (PSF) conducted in-depth interviews with a wide range of key actors of the national Research and Innovation (R&I) ecosystem to capture significant insights and perspectives.
Strong declaration on COVID-19 vaccines, trade, debt and climate adopted at historic UNCTAD15 conference
Brussels, 18 October 2021/OACPS: *UNCTAD’s 15th quadrennial conference (UNCTAD15) held from 3 to 7 October adopted an agreement to promote inclusive and resilient economic recovery in developing countries as they grapple with unequal access to COVID-19 vaccines, a debt crisis, the climate emergency and other unprecedented challenges.
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