By Reinhard Jacobsen VIENNA (IDN) – While the State of Palestine has in a historic move taken over the presidency of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China at the United Nations in New York, Egypt has assumed the chairmanship of the Vienna Chapter of the largest Inter-Governmental Organization of developing countries in the UN, […]
ICC Prosecutor Acclaims African, Caribbean and Pacific States’ Support For The Contentious Court
By Robert Johnson BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Dr Fatou Bensouda has expressed her profound gratitude for the ACP Group‘s contributions to the work of the ICC that has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. 51 out of 79 ACP […]
‘Group of 77’ Shows Multilateralism ‘Only Way to Address Shared Challenges’
Palestine And Its Citizens Have First-Hand Experience Of Some Of The Most Challenging And Dramatic Global Issues We Face By António Guterres The following are extensive extracts from UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the handover ceremony of the chairmanship of the Group of 77 developing countries and China, in New York on January 15, […]
ACP Group Chief Calls For Strengthening The UN System
By Robert Johnson BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – In the face of burgeoning unilateralism and generally “turbulent” global environment, the 79-nation African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States has urged “vigorous support” for the United Nations. ”Vigorous support for the United Nations to advance multilateralism will loom large in all the programmes and projects of the […]
Palestine Looks Forward To An Exceptional Year As G77 Chair
By Ramesh Jaura NEW YORK (IDN) – 2019 is slated to be an exceptional year for the State of Palestine, not least because it will preside over the Group of 77 (G77) – the largest bloc at the United Nations – comprising 134 developing countries representing some 80 percent of the world population. Though 71 […]
A Critical Year Ahead For EU’s Ties With 79 ACP Countries
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – 2019 will be a crucial year for relations between the European Union (EU) and 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) – uniting more than half of all UN member countries and representing over 1.5 billion people. The current partnership, governed by the Cotonou agreement, is […]
Towards an Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – As negotiators inch towards updating the most comprehensive but 20-year old partnership agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, they have a broad array of issues on their plate. These include the name change to the ‘Organisation of African, Caribbean and […]
G20 Leaders Keep the Multilateralism Torch Alive
By Santo D. Banerjee NEW YORK | BUENOS AIRES (IDN) – Going by the 31-point G20 Leaders’ declaration titled ‘Building consensus for fair and sustainable development’, a plenty more drew the focus of the November 30-December 1 summit than preoccupation with shadow-boxing between the champion of ‘America First ‘ and the rest of the world. […]
ACP Steps in to Rescue Africa from Climate Change Impacts
By Jeffrey Moyo MASERU (ACP-IDN) – Three years ago, Lesotho, Southern Africa’s small mountain kingdom surrounded by South Africa, was hit hard by the drought that led to the driest season in the region in 35 years. In the tiny dynastic nation, the El Niño driven-phenomenon resulted in a fall in maize production, the country’s staple […]
New Study Calls for USD 2.3 Billion Support to ACP Countries
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – A new study finds that the 79-nation African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States can boost climate action with technical and financial support amounting to a minimum of USD 2,317 billion. Capacity building, an important aspect of efforts to halt climate catastrophe, is expected to draw considerable attention […]