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 […]
ACP Information Centre for South-South and Triangular Cooperation Established in Equatorial Guinea
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (IDN) – The African, Caribbean and Pacific Information Centre for South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SS&TrC) has been formally established in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. The Centre is a gift of President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the government and the people of the country in Central Africa, to the people and […]
Kenya to Host a Momentous Summit of 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific Nations
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (IDN) – The heads of state and government of the 79-nation African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States will gather at a momentous Summit themed ‘A Transformed ACP: Committed to Multilateralism’ from December 9-10 in Nairobi, Kenya. Laying the groundwork for finalizing the Post-Cotonou agreement as well as the revision […]
ACP Group and INTERPOL Plan to Strengthen Cooperation
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (IDN) – The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States have expressed interest in strengthening the cooperation between the two organizations. This was underlined by the INTERPOL special representative to the European Union Pierre St. Hilaire’s meeting with the ACP Secretary General Dr. […]
ACP-EU Partnership Fights Poverty Across Africa
By Jeffrey Moyo HARARE (IDN) – From the Horn of Africa to the slums of Capetown and Johannesburg in South Africa, and even further up across West Africa, poverty has over the years reigned supreme affecting millions of Africans. But since the sub-Saharan African countries joined the Caribbean and Pacific nations, signed the Georgetown Agreement […]
ACP Honours Former President of Its Parliamentary Assembly
By ACP Press BRUSSELS (IDN) – On behalf of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the Secretariat, Secretary General Dr. Patrick I. Gomes conveyed his deepest condolences to the family and friends, the Government and People of the Republic of Kenya, particularly the people of Bomet County following the death of […]
Papua New Guinea Takes Over Presidency of The ACP Group
By ACP Press BRUSSELS (IDN) – The Ambassador of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Mr. Joshua Kalinoe will preside over the Committee of Ambassadors (CoA) of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States in Brussels for the period August 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]
Intensified Efforts to Ensure Food Security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States
79-Nation ACP and UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization Collaborate By Jaya Ramachandran NEW YORK (IDN) – Wrapping up the ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on July 19, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Inga Rhonda King said the session had contributed significantly to advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. But she […]
Promoting Sustainable Development Through Aid for Trade
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA (IDN) – “Over the past 40 years the ACP and the EU have promoted a unique trade and development cooperation model that inspires global North-South cooperation,” said Viwanou Gnassounou, Assistant Secretary-General of the ACP Group of States, at the ‘Aid for Trade’ Global Review 2019. “Evidently from the post 2020 EU-ACP […]
Four Anti-Corruption Takeaways from the 2019 G20 Summit
Viewpoint by M Emilia Berazategui The writer is Global Advocacy Coordinator at Transparency International. This article first appeared on Voices for Transparency – a collection of articles, stories, analyses and opinions from the anti-corruption movement curated by Transparency International. All views and statements represent those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of […]