BORODIANKA, Ukraine -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday described war as "evil" and absurd during a visit to Borodianka outside Kyiv, where Moscow's troops are accused of killing civilians during their occupation. "I imagine my family in one of those houses that is now destroyed...
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"...
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...
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...
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...
Former three-term Senator Loren Legarda has called on the country’s economic managers to ensure food security by helping Filipino farmers and fisherfolk. Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda This, as the current House deputy speaker from Antique cited possible repercussions of a looming shortage of...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- The United States called Friday for tougher international sanctions against North Korea at the UN Security Council, accusing Pyongyang of "increasingly dangerous provocations" after it test-fired its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile. "The United...
