The Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Dame Meg Taylor, paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador Fatumanava on Thursday 12th April 2018 en route to London for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from 16 – 20 April 2018. A special session of the Pacific ACP Ambassadors was convened
Hon. Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana Gidlow (MP) attended the 49th Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and the Inter-Sessional Meetings of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly that was held in Brussels, Belgium from 21st March 2018. During the Session, parliamentarians and representatives discussed a strong parliamentary dimension in the ACP-EU post-Cotonou Relations; the
Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Mr Loau Solamalemalo Keneti Sio led Samoa’s delegation at the 4th Meeting of the ACP Ministers of Culture held on 10th November 2017 in Brussels. The theme for the 4th ACP Ministers of Culture Meeting was “Making Culture impact Investment in Achieving the 2030
Samoa cocoa farmer Mr Saena Tialino Penaia of Melzi Plantation received global recognition at Monday evening’s International Cocoa Awards ceremony held at the Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. The International Cocoa Awards is a global competition which recognizes the work of cocoa farmers and celebrates cocoa flavours globally. The
Hon. Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana Gidlow (MP) attended the 47th Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and the Inter-Sessional Meetings of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly that was held in Brussels, Belgium from 9 – 12 October 2017. During the 47th Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly, parliamentarians and representatives discussed the development
Samoa Press Secretariat – Samoa plans to host the next ACP (Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific) Ministers of Fisheries and Aquaculture in 2019. Returning home from the Bahamas where the 5th ACP Ministerial meeting took place last week, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Lopao’o Natanielu Mu’a says that bringing the meeting
The 45th ACP Parliamentary Assembly and the ACP-EU Inter-Sessional Meetings of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly were held in Brussels, Belgium from 21 to 24 March 2017. During the ACP Parliamentary Assembly, parliamentarians and representatives discussed the role of sports as a catalyst for education and poverty eradication; the rights of
The Government of Belgium together with UNESCO-IOC co-organized a workshop as part of the third Preparatory Committee on marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (BBNJ) held from March to April 2017. The workshop was held in Oostende and Brussels from 7th to 9th of March and was attended
Investing in women’s economic empowerment to achieve transformative and sustainable results in the lives of women and girls worldwide was the focus of discussions at the ACP-CTA-UN joint workshop held on the 27th – 28th of February, 2017 at the ACP House in Brussels, Belgium. Samoa’s Ambassador to Europe and
Agriculture industry representatives from Samoa participated in a two-day symposium to discuss the new ACP Group Strategy on Support for the Agricultural Commodities Sector in Brussels, Belgium. The objective of the policy document is to provide synergy in approaches and assistance to the ACP Group so that greater impact in