By Jaya Ramachandran ROME (IDN | ACP) – European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, and Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Qu Dongyu, signed on October 14 a new agreement enabling the EU to provide an additional €9 million to support the UN agency’s work in Africa, the Caribbean and […]
ACP Can Become a Political Force to Encourage Multilateralism
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (IDN | ACP) – Ambassadors of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States held on October 4 a Special Session of the ACP Committee of Ambassors (CoA) at ACP House in honour of the visit of Mr Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire. During the Session, the Prime Minister reminded the […]
ACP Countries Leading by Example in Supporting ‘1.5’
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (IDN) – “We are most vulnerable, have contributed the least to climate change, yet are most ambitious towards the 1.5 C goal,” said Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., President of Palau. The sentiment was echoed by the other high-level speakers emphasizing that enhanced nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would require enhanced support and […]
ACP Ministers of Culture Meet in Niger to ‘Strengthen and Diversify Partnerships’
BRUSSELS (ACP Press) – Cultural Ministers throughout the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States will meet at the Palais des Congrès in Niamey, Niger from October 19 to 20 for the 5th Meeting of ACP Ministers of Culture. The Ministerial meeting will be preceded by a two-day preparatory technical meeting of ACP Senior […]
ACP, EU Point to Crucial Linkages Between Sustainable Development and Climate Action
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – More than half of the UN members have issued a joint declaration in support of the 2030 Agenda, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) endorsed by the international community in September 2015, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change adopted three months later. The joint declaration by the African, […]
EU Joins 79 ACP States in Calling for ‘Bold Decisions’ to Achieve SDGs
By J. Tuyet Nguyen NEW YORK (IDN) – Governments from Africa, Caribbean, Pacific and the European Union issued on September 24 a joint declaration calling for “bold decisions” to implement the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change agreements, saying that the two programs are closely linked. “Recognizing that the linkages between sustainable development […]
ACP Mobilises USD12 Billion in Resources for Members
By PACNEWS | Samoa Observer APIA (ACP-IDN) – The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States has mobilised more than 4 billion Euros ($12 billion tala, the currency of Samoa) for projects in ACP countries, including Samoa over the past six years, according to its Assistant Secretary-General, Viwanou Gnassounou. “We have projects in […]
ACP Reiterates Call for Urgent Ambitious Climate Action
Viewpoint by Dr. Patrick I. Gomes The writer is the Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). Following are extensive excerpts from his presentation at the United Nations Trade Forum from 9-13 September 2019 in the Session ‘Climate Action and Trade’ in Geneva. GENEVA (IDN) – The ACP Group of States […]
Kenya President Keen to Boost the Caribbean Presence at ACP December Summit
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – ACP Secretary General, Dr. Patrick I. Gomes has welcomed the recent visit of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to the Caribbean and said that it could help boost the region’s participation at the December 9-10 ACP Summit to be held in Nairobi. In a wide-ranging interview with the Caribbean Media […]
ACP discusses NDC Progress and Successes During Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week
BRUSSELS (ACP Press) – Dr Pendo Maro, team leader of the Intra-ACP GCCA+ Programme – an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group funded by the European Development Fund (EDF) – recently chaired a panel discussion on the progress and successes of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the Caribbean region during the […]