Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Jeremiah Manele, at the Plenary of the 115th session of the OACPS Council of Ministers Source: SIBC Online
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Jeremiah Manele called on the numerical strength of the 78 members of the Organization of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) to address global challenges.
The Foreign Affairs Minister made this statement during the plenary of the 115th Session of the OACPS Council of Ministers held from 27 to 28 November in Brussels, Belgium.
The 115th Session of the OACPS Council of Ministers was the first ministerial session held physically since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and provided an opportunity for Ministers of the OACPS to convene and discuss policies, strategies, and administrative issues important to the programs and administration of the organization.
In his statement at the 115th Session of the OACPS Council of Ministers, Minister Manele urged the Council to put more focus on pressing issues and global challenges affecting the OACPS regions’ including, climate change, poverty eradication, youth unemployment, NCDs, health pandemics food and energy security.
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