González has completed nearly five years of service in the Philippines as the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator from 2013 to 2017.
Marcos lauds stronger PH-UN ties
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President Marcos thanked the outgoing United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator to the Philippines Gustavo González for his contributions to strengthening relations between the Philippines and the UN.

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Marcos said this as he met González for a farewell ceremony in Malacañan on Friday morning, Jan. 31.
In his remarks, the President expressed his gratitude to the UN official for helping boost the UN's ties with the Philippines.
"You did so much between the UN and the Philippines," Marcos said.
"I was looking at the time that you were here. There's a very, very large increase in engagements between the United Nations and the Philippines – specifically Covid, the BARMM," he added.
González informed the President that it was his last day as Resident Coordinator for the Philippines and as a UN representative as he would be retiring from active service.
"Mr. President, thank you so much. I very much appreciate your time, but today is also my last day as a UN active officer. So I’m going to retire," he said.
"No doubt that the Philippines will be in my heart because this is a special moment for me," he added.
González has completed nearly five years of service in the Philippines as the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator from 2013 to 2017. He was the United Nations Development Programme's Sub-Regional Development Coordinator for the Syria-related Crisis, overseeing operations in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey.
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