Viewpoint by Mohammad Shtayyeh Following are extensive excerpts from statement by Mohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of The State of Palestine, at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Ministers For Foreign Affairs of the 134-nation Group of 77 in New York on 27 September 2019. NEW YORK (IDN) – Our Group was created 55 years ago […]
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 […]
Special UN Meeting Calls for Entry into Force of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – Ten years ago, on December 2, 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared August 29 the International Day against Nuclear Tests by unanimously adopting resolution 64/35. The resolution was initiated by the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with a large number of sponsors and cosponsors […]
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 […]
Pacific Islands Forum Issues Strongest-Ever Statement on Climate, Cites Security Threat
By Delia Paul, IISD FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu (IDN) – Pacific leaders sounded an urgent call to world leaders to maintain security in the Pacific region by seeking to limit global warming to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels and meeting their global climate finance commitment of USD 100 billion per year by 2020. The ‘Kainaki II Declaration,’ a […]