The Philippines is looking forward to working with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on the possible creation of a “legal regime” and for future areas of cooperation with the intergovernmental body formed under the aegis of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)....
The Philippines was elected as one of the Vice-Presidents of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the period 2021-2022 during a vote by acclamation on Monday, June 7, 2021. Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Enrique Manalo. (PMNY/DFA)...
Billions of investments in nature are needed to help countries avoid another pandemic while also generating revenues, according to biodiversity financing strategist BIOFIN Philippines. In a statement, the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), a project of the Department of Environment and...
Due to the increasing climate risks, Filipinos rely on voluntary adaptative strategies such as permanent and circular migration as well as involuntary adaptive strategies such as distress migration and systematic relocation, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)-Philippines said in a...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has partnered with the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in a bid to boost the country’s emergency response and disaster preparedness. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a virtual ceremony on Friday, June 4, PhilSA Director General Joel Joseph...
A member of Batch 2022 of the Philippine Science High School - Central Luzon Campus (PSHS-CLC) in Clark, Pampanga has been recognized as the best delegate in the United Nations’ oldest simulations for students in the world "for exhibiting critical thinking, effective communication, and diplomatic...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday welcomed the completion of the talks between the Philippine government and the United Nations on planned technical cooperation projects on human rights. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In a statement, the DFA said the UN Joint Program (UNJP)...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on June 1 announced that it will sign an agreement with the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to strengthen their shared commitment to the peaceful uses of outer space. Philippine Space Agency PhilSA said the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...
International organizations Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) are now helping the Philippine government to stop the use of highly toxic mercury in mining in compliance with its commitment under the Minamata Convention. According to a statement, the...
An alarming 83 percent of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who returned to the country as a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic were found to be still unemployed on an average of three months post-arrival. Returning Overseas Filipino Workers at the NAIA (Ted ALJIBE / AFP /...
Transport advocacy group Move As One Coalition has joined the global community in pushing for a 30-kilometer per hour (kph) speed limit on urban roads. (Photo from Dinna Louise C. Dayao / Move As One Coalition) The call--aimed at reducing air pollution, fighting climate change, and saving...
Over 20 million young Filipino women struggle to enforce their rights to bodily autonomy as practices of child marriage, instances of gender-based violence, and lack of services for reproductive health persist in the country. (Screengrab from the virtual launch of the UNFPA's State of the World...
