By GUSTAVO GONZALEZ
UN RESIDENT AND HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR
An important group of UN experts has just released a media statement on the impact of the so-called “war on drugs” at global level. Supported by key evidence, the experts indicate that the “war on drugs” may be understood...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian discusses his plans for the DSWD, particularly its efforts to end hunger and improve disaster response operations, with United Nations Resident Coordinator to the Philippines Gustavo González during a meeting held on...
The country coordinator of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines called for urgent financial resources to help victims of Typhoon Odette, saying the destruction the typhoon caused in the country was "badly underestimated."
General Luna in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Dec. 22 after...
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 /...
The latest batch of coronavirus vaccines delivered to the Philippines through the COVAX facility represented a "lifeline" to Filipinos seeking relief from the pandemic, according to a United Nations (UN) official.
The latest batch of AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines through...
UN Philippines Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Gustavo Gonzalez(UN Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a male dominated world, there is no doubt that the empowerment of women must be a key priority.This is fundamental to address a historic injustice, reflected in arbitrary...
Gustavo Gonzalez
On World Humanitarian Day (WHD), 19 August, we celebrate and honor frontline workers, who, despite the risks, continue to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need. On this day, we also commemorate humanitarians killed, harassed, and injured while...
