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The development of countries lies not chiefly on humanitarian assistance, but on coming up with preventive measures so that societies and communities could thrive during humanitarian crisis, the United Nations (UN) Philippines chief said during the World Humanitarian Day on Saturday, Aug. 19. Chief...

Gustavo Gonzalez The 20 December killing of two unarmed civilians, Sonya and Frank Gregorio, has rightly met with widespread condemnation and ignited the debate about the need for police reform in the Philippines. There are various views emerging in this public debate. Some see the killings as an...

UN Philippines Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzalez (UN Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) As we near the end of the year, the Philippines, as many other countries in the world, has been in quarantine for more than nine months to stave off a global pandemic that has stolen...

Globally, some 650 million women and girls alive today were married as children. Another 33,000 children are forced into marriage every single day. More than 200 million women and girls are affected by female genital mutilation (FGM), with four million currently at risk in 2020 alone. And more than...