Celebrated Filipina athletes were featured in an exhibit showcasing the excellence and achievements of women in sports all over the world at the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Action shots of Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and tennis ace Alex Eala were showcased on...
The United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) urged all member states to implement greater affirmative actions to meet the targets and deliver the outcomes included in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) plan by 2030. “Countries must integrate the SDGs into their national...
SEVERELY MALNOURISHED -- An Afghan child suffering from severe malnutrition receives medical treatment at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on July 10, 2023. (Xinhua) ROME, Italy -- Years of multiple global crises have pushed over 122...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (AFP) UNITED NATIONS -- The world risks big misses across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) unless actions to accelerate implementation are taken, said a UN report released on Monday. Failure to redouble global efforts to achieve the SDGs may fuel...
GENEVA, Switzerland– Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief warned Monday. Volker Turk slammed world leaders for only thinking of the short term while dealing with the climate crisis. Turk told...
Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2020 shows the United Nations headquarters in New York, the United States. (Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS -- UN Humanitarians reported on Tuesday that they have received only 20 percent of the US$54.8 billion needed to aid people globally this year. "These funding gaps have real...
The Philippines has called on the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to demonstrate political will and commitment to achieve equity through the Pandemic Treaty. Philippine Ambassador to the UN Evan Garcia relayed the appeal on behalf of the Group for Equity, composed of 21...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 27 threw her support to the United Nations human rights experts call for an end to global “war on drugs” saying that the Philippine’s experience itself proves that it is ineffective. Sen. Risa Hontiveros...
The Philippines has welcomed the United Nations' move to adopt the first ever treaty to protect biodiversity—the High Seas Treaty—after the country's two-decade participation in its process "with high hopes and inspiration." Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Carlos...
United Nations (UN) experts called for the release of detained former senator Leila de Lima while also expressing “grave disappointment” after a court denied her petition for bail and stretched her six-year detention. In a statement on Friday, June 16, the UN experts also called on the Marcos...
The Philippines has echoed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) call for adequate resources from the United Nations for the effective implementation of peacekeeping mandates in the region. Noel Novicio, Philippine representative to the country's mission to the UN, said ASEAN will work...
DOHA, Qatar -- UN chief Antonio Guterres will gather international envoys at a secret location in Doha on Monday in an increasingly desperate bid to find ways to influence Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. Considered the world's biggest humanitarian crisis by the United Nations, Guterres' quandary has...
