Brussels, 5 June 2020/OACPS: The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) today celebrates its 45th anniversary since it was founded on 6 June 1975. This year, the Organisation also celebrates its first year as the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.

The theme of this year’s celebration is “OACPS 3.0: The Power of Change” referencing the three African, Caribbean and Pacific regions as they become the power of change in the international arena, forging together to become the OACPS through the revised Georgetown Agreement which came into force this year.

This year, due to COVID-19, OACPS Day will be unlike any other as it will be celebrated virtually. As such, we have asked our Members to send their messages of congratulations which we are posted below.

We invite you to post your photos and memories on Twitter and Facebook, tagging us with the hashtag #OACPSDay45 and using our handle, @PressACP.

Happy OACPS Day!

Congratulatory Greetings

President-in-Office, President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta

President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs ofThe Gambia, H.E. Mr. Mambury Njie

Chair of the Committee of Ambassadors, H.E. Mrs. Teneng Mba Jaiteh

Dean of the Committee of Ambassadors, H.E. Mr. Daniel Evina Abe’e

Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti

AFRICA

Republic of Mozambique Republic of Niger Kingdom of Eswatini – Text Video

Republic of Madagascar Republic of Malawi Republic of Mali Republic of Angola

Republic of Seychelles Burkina Faso Republic of Ghana Republic of Congo

Republic of Gabon Republic of Zambia Republic of Uganda Republic ofCôte d’Ivoire

Republic of Cameroonand Dean of the OACPS Committee of AmbassadorsRepublic of Guinea Republic of The Seychelles

Republic of The Gambia and Chair of the Committee of Ambassadors- Text Video

CARIBBEAN

Eastern Caribbean States Belize Dominican Republic Barbados St Lucia

Joint Message from Caribbean Embassies of the OACPS in Belgium

Message on behalf of the Caribbean Embassies in Geneva

PACIFIC

Republic ofFiji

OACPS Platforms and Partners

Intra-ACP GCCA Plus UEMOA