UNITED NATIONS, United States -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on April 26 and 28 respectively, a UN spokesman said Friday. Guterres will visit Moscow on April 26 and have "a working meeting and lunch"...
Tickets are now on sale for the two legs of the Volleyball Nations League that the country is hosting in June at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) announced this Wednesday where ticket prices are pegged at P2,000 for Courtside, P1,500...
JUBA, South Sudan -- Three United Nations agencies have called for ramping up humanitarian assistance to stave off a looming hunger and enhance resilience in South Sudan, warning that food insecurity is likely to rise by 7 percent in the coming months. According to a new report on food security by...
PH calls for new areas of cooperation in ASEAN By Chino S. Leyco Southeast Asian countries are urged to explore new avenues for cooperation to enable the region to collectively contain the economic fallout from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Collective and urgent action is...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Nations said Friday it is seeking nearly $80 million for an emergency operation to prevent a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea off war-ravaged Yemen. The 45-year-old tanker FSO Safer, long used as a floating oil storage platform with 1.1 million...
ILOILO CITY – This city has been chosen as the pilot site of a low carbon urban transport system project funded by an agency of the United Nations (UN). Diversion Road is one of the major thoroughfares in Iloilo City. Bike lanes are also integrated along the Diversion Road. (Photo courtesy of...
The country’s hosting of two Volleyball Nations League (VNL) legs turned fever pitch Tuesday following the inspection of venues of facilities by International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Event Manager Thanathorn “Tom” Suwannamai. INTERNATIONAL Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Event Manager...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the Philippines has an obligation to call for an end and join other countries in condemning the repression in Myanmar due to its own experience under Martial Law. Lacson pointed this out when he and other presidential bets were asked...
GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations urged the world to stand by Afghanistan at a pledging conference on Thursday where it is seeking a record $4.4 billion in humanitarian assistance to the broken country. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on August 15 amid the hasty withdrawal of...
PARIS, France -- Nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended, the UN reproductive health agency said Wednesday, warning that the war in Ukraine could further exacerbate what it called a "human rights crisis". Out of 121 million unintended pregnancies every year -- 331,000 a day -- more...
The European Union (EU) delegation to the Philippines was heartened by the country's support for a United Nations (UN) resolution that demands an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, particularly attacks against civilians. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN The EU delegation made this remark after the...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned an exchange of attacks between Yemen's Huthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition, calling for "restraint" on all sides in the seven-year conflict. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the recent escalation of the...
