The bright and colorful Christmas lantern that is found in the home of almost every Filipino has found an avid fan in United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Loss Carlson, who tweeted about the beautiful parols she saw while visiting a popular flea market in Manila. (Photo from US...
The country's various science, technology, and innovation (STI) initiatives once again took the center stage, this time in ensuring safe water and sanitation during the second day of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The war raging in Ukraine and other overlapping crises are taking a toll on labour markets worldwide, the UN said Monday, suggesting a "sharp" slowdown was already underway. In a fresh report, the International Labour Organization cautioned that the outlook for global labour...
The embassies of the United Kingdom, Japan, China, and the United States on Saturday, Oct. 29, expressed sadness over the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” that caused 45 deaths, promising that they are prepared to help the Philippines respond to the tragedy (From left to...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The United Nations said on Friday it was "deeply concerned" by Russian lawmakers voting to toughen up a notorious 2013 "LGBTQ propaganda" law, and urged them to repeal the legislation. The Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, voted on Thursday to strengthen the law,...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Carbon neutrality goals are useless if not backed by action, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday, stressing that the world cannot "afford any more greenwashing." "Commitments to net zero are worth zero without the plans, policies and actions to back...
PARIS, France -- Country climate pledges leave the world on track to heat by as much as 2.6 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations assessment Wednesday warning that emissions must fall 45 percent this decade to limit disastrous heating. The United Nations Environment Programme,...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The United Nations is using before-and-after satellite imagery to monitor the cultural destruction inflicted by Russia's war in Ukraine, announcing Wednesday it will launch its tracking platform publicly within weeks. Manuel Fiol of the United Nations Satellite Centre...
PARIS, France -- International climate pledges remain far off track to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a UN report released Wednesday, less than two weeks ahead of high-stakes negotiations to tackle global warming. The combined climate pledges of more than 190 nations...
The Philippines has reaffirmed its commitment to the principles of the United Nations, particularly its goals to overcome conflict, crisis and possible catastrophes, as the organization celebrates its 77th founding anniversary on Monday, Oct. 24. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez continued where President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. left off in the United States (US) as the former charmed and engaged high--ranking American officials in a series of meetings. Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Assistant Secretary of State Department for...
MUMBAI, India -- UN chief Antonio Guterres chided India during a visit Wednesday over its human rights record, which critics say has regressed under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Since Modi came to power in 2014 in the Hindu-majority nation of 1.4 billion, campaigners say...
