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Photo: 17th regional meeting of ACP-EU Parliamentarians in Suriname. Credit: European Parliament

By Robert Johnson

BRUSSELS | PARAMARIBO, Suriname (ACP-IDN) – Climate change, which is a major concern in the Caribbean, and identifying and implementing effective climate adaptation and mitigation strategies were high on the agenda of the 17th regional meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, from February 28 to March 2, 2019

Parliamentarians from the Caribbean region of the ACP Group and their European counterparts also focused on regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), security and the political situation of the region as well as on energy, economic growth and employment.

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Photo: Sugar cane plantation. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

By ACP Press

BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) and Least Developed Countries (LDC) are calling for a level playing field for all sugar stakeholders after a study had been presented to the European Parliament implicating them in the substantial decline in the price and export of the commodity over the past two years.

The study was undertaken by the European Sugar Refiners Association (ESRA) on raw materials in the EU sugarcane sector.

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Photo: ACP Secretary-General (right) at the ACP-EU talks in A: ACP Apia. Credit: ACP Press

By ACP Press

BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – In the context of the ongoing negotiations to modernize relations between the EU and 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP), chief negotiators met with Pacific leaders on February 26.

The talks aimed to lay the ground for the creation of an EU-Pacific pillar, within the future agreement. The negotiators focussed on the specific needs and priorities to be addressed together in the decades to come.

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IFAD, the European Union, the ACP Group, the Government of Luxembourg and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) launching the Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund to spur economic and social development in rural areas. Credit: ACP Press

By IFAD

ROME (ACP-IDN) -- An impact fund with an innovative approach for attracting much needed capital to the rural areas of developing countries was launched on February 15 at the annual meeting of Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

IFAD, along with the European Union, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the government of Luxembourg and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), launched the Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund to help rural entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector access the finance they need to grow their businesses and create jobs for poor rural people, in particular young people.

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Photo: ACP Secretary-General Gomes (second from left) with Cuban representatives.

By ACP Press

BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) -- The Director General of Cooperation from the Foreign Ministry of Cuba, Magalys Estrada met with High level ACP representatives to reflect on Cuba’s cooperation with ACP countries during a special meeting on February 7, 2019, at ACP headquarters. The meeting was held in the framework of “Cuba days” in Belgium organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban revolution and several important anniversaries.

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Photo: ACP Committee of Ambassadors with ACP Secretary General Dr. P. I. Gomes second from right in the first row. Credit: ACP

By ACP Press

BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – The Ambassador of the Republic of Namibia, Dr. Kaire M. Mbuende will preside over the Committee of African, Caribbean and Pacific ambassadors in Brussels for the period February 1 – July 31, 2019.

His chairmanship comes at a decisive time when negotiations for a new partnership with the European Union are well advanced and are expected to be concluded during the summer of 2019.

In a hand-over ceremony on February 1, Ambassador Mbuende thanked the outgoing Chair, Ambassador Ammo Aziza Baroud of Chad for her leadership during the previous six months. He noted the successful launch of the negotiation meeting at the level of ACP Ambassadors and Senior Officials of the European Union which took place on October 18, 2018 in Brussels. 

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Photo (left to right): ACP Secretary General Dr Patrick I Gomes; ICC Prosecutor Dr Fatou Bensouda; and Ambassador Ammo Aziza Baroud of Chad, Chair of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors. Credit: ACP Press.

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 States have ratified the ICC Rome Statute. Altogether 123 states are party to the Rome Statute and therefore members of the ICC.

Dr Bensouda was addressing the Committee of Ambassadors of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States on January 24. Chaired by Ambassador Ammo Aziza Baroud of Chad, the session provided an opportunity for the Prosecutor to present the activities of the ICC Prosecutor's Office and to highlight the important historical contributions of the ACP regions in the creation of the ICC, which interacts with communities affected by crime.

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Image credit: Intra-ACP GCCA+

By ACP Press

BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) -- The Intra-ACP GCCA+ programme used 2018 to bolster its support for the 79 ACP states, culminating with the launch of the ‘Climate Ambitions’ report, at the COP24 in Katowice, Poland.

The programme has six expected results, and is helping countries in the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions to address the impacts of climate change and strengthen their resilience. The programme also promotes dialogue among the regions and other partners. “Through our dialogue, and technical assistance, we are also supporting ACP countries to implement their NDCs,” says Pendo Maro, team leader.

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Photo (left to right): Stephano Manservisi, Director General for International Cooperation and Development at the European Commission; Léonard Emile Ognimba, ACP Assistant-Secretary General in charge of the Department of Political Affairs and Human Development; Abdoul Karim Sango; Minister of Culture of Burkina Faso; and Mrs Jacqueline Marie Zaba Nikiema, Ambassador of Burkina Faso in Brussels.

By ACP Press

BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) -- A satisfaction! This is what can be said about the presentation of the 26th edition of FESPACO held in Brussels on January 17, 2019. The Minister of Culture of Burkina Faso Abdoul Karim Sango and all lovers of African cinema met at the headquarters of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States to discuss the holding of the 50th anniversary of the FESPACO, which will take place from February 23 to March 2, 2019 in Ouagadougou.

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Photo: ACP Secretary-General Dr. Patrick I. Gomes addressing the United Nations Summit for the adoption of Agenda 2030 for global development on 26 September 2015, United Nations, New York. Credit: UN Photo/Amanda Voisard.

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 ACP in 2019,” according to ACP Secretary General, Dr. P. I. Gomes.

The Guyana-born Secretary General said that in a turbulent global environment and increasing violence of regional and civil conflicts, “strong and unequivocal action by the UN system is needed now more than ever."

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This website is a joint project of the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and IDN, a flagship agency of the International Press Syndicate (INPS) and its partner, the Global Cooperation Council. It serves as a source for development news and monitoring Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.

The ACP Group comprises: Sub-Saharan Africa (48), The Caribbean (16), The Pacific (15).

The ACP Group´s main objectives are:

Sustainable development of its Member-States and their gradual integration into the global economy, which entails making poverty reduction a matter of priority and establishing a new, fairer, and more equitable world order;

Coordination of the activities of the ACP Group in the framework of the implementation of ACP-EC Partnership Agreements;

Consolidation of unity and solidarity among ACP States, as well as understanding among their peoples;

Establishment and consolidation of peace and stability in a free and democratic society.

 

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