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Additional support was given to 36 ACP countries in the fight against hunger, child mortality, maternal health and providing access to water.

Despite economic difficulties, efforts must continue to help the ACP countries according to the co-chair of the Assembly Louis Michel

The ACP/EU Microfinance call for proposals has received 224 projects .

To coincide with the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), the European Commission is launching the EU-ACP support programme for the ACP cultural sector totalling €30 million

The observatory African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) on Migration, was created by the European Commission and the African, Caribbean and Pacific. It will be officially launched October 25 in Brussels attended by Mr Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Development. The new body will cover the six ACP regions and will be introduced in twelve pilot countries: Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Tanzania, Timor-Leste and Trinidad and Tobago. It aims to provide data and information on migration flows in the ACP States to enhance the contribution of migration to development.

Today the European Commission announced the launch of a second phase of the ACP-EU Energy Facility under the 10 th European Development Fund (EDF) for the period 2009-2013. Following a first successful implementation phase, the European Union and the ACP Group of States agreed to set aside € 200 million to continue activities to improve access to sustainable and affordable energy services for the poor while contributing to the fight against climate change by focusing on renewable energy solutions and energy efficiency measures

Following the engagements taken during the G20 summit in London of the last week, the European commission envisages new aids for the ACP countries (Africa, Caraibes and Pacific) in order to face the actual economic crisis.

A symposium brought together more than 500 people from different cultural backgrounds will be better using the potential of ACP.

The European Parliament approved a reform on the trade agreement with ACP countries (CARIFORUM) for more commercial aid.

The European Commission and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP) Group signed a cooperation agreement for a total of €2.7 billion to meet global challenges.