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...
Today is World Food Day. More than 150 countries around the world are celebrating World Food Day (WFD) in more than 50 languages and through hundreds of activities and programs, making it the most celebrated United Nations (UN) day of the year. Food is a basic need. It gathers government and...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Even as extreme weather and climate disasters are multiplying, half of countries lack the advanced early warning systems needed to save lives, the United Nations warned Thursday. An aerial view shows a destroyed in a flooded area following heavy rainfalls near Kastamonu, on...
GENEVA,Switzerland -- The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against debating alleged widespread abuses in China's Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing, in a heavy setback for Western nations. This file photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows a watchtower on a high-security facility...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Russia on Friday vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory but found no support, with China and India abstaining. The United Nations Security Council holds a vote on a resolution to not recognize Russia's...
Pixabay / Manila Bulletin GENEVA, Switzerland -- Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said Wednesday, presenting new guidelines on how to lessen psychological strains linked to the workplace. The UN agencies for health and labour published two documents...
The Philippines has expressed concern over "a new arms race," including the use of nuclear weapon, that is looming amid the continuous conflict between Russia and Ukraine. So, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and International Economic Relations Carlos...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- China sent a small army of delegates from Xinjiang to the UN in Geneva Thursday, where they spent two hours hammering home the "truth" about the rights situation in the region. The director of information office of the China's northwest Xinjiang region, Xu Guixiang (C) is...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday demanded President Vladimir Putin be held to account as he faced Russia in a Security Council session in which the United Nations cataloged abuses in Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during the...
Thank goodness for the subway system. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (middle) rides the subway to his next meeting in New York (Juan Xavier Tengco's Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Anton Lagdameo Jr. were both running late for a meeting in New...
Filipinos are invited to support the fight against racism in Vice President Sara Duterte’s message for the United Nations (UN) International Day of Peace as she described it to be a “moral obligation” for all to end the “culture of hate” that threatens communities. Vice President Sara...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- World leaders on Tuesday called for solidarity to tackle global challenges in their speeches to the General Debate of the UN General Assembly. Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2022 shows the opening of the General Debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly at the...
