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...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that food security is "ground zero" for inclusive multilateralism while warning that today's crisis could turn into tomorrow's catastrophe. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the opening...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss was Wednesday to outline an economic rescue programme focussed on tax cuts -- even as US President Joe Biden rejected that approach as the two prepared to meet at the UN. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Liz Truss, Prime...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- From Pakistan to Ukraine to Venezuela to vast stretches of sub-Saharan Africa, rising crises and climate disasters are taking an added toll on the most vulnerable -- children deprived of school. Afghan burqa-clad women take an entrance test at Mamon Tahiri institute...
The public can expect President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to highlight his plans to revive the country's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic during his upcoming working visit to the United States of America (USA) next week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in recent years. The United Nations had set a goal to eradicate all forms of modern slavery by 2030, but instead the...
USTA MUHAMMAD, Pakistan -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that developing nations were paying a "horrific price" for the world's reliance on fossil fuels, as he toured parts of Pakistan hit by floods blamed on climate change. United Nations Secretary General...
