Newly appointed United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director Brenda Barton formally presented her letter of credentials to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. during a courtesy call at the Department of Foreign Affairs on February 24.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) is developing a pioneering jurisdictional-level platform for Palawan province for the management and monitoring of forest landscape and climate finance investments.
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that it was “appalled” by what appears to be the simultaneous arbitrary killings of nine activists in the Philippines during police-military operations in provinces surrounding the metropolitan area of the capital, Manila.
Calls to helplines have increased fivefold in some countries as rates of reported intimate partner violence increase because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations said Monday.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns two reported attacks, the Saudi Arabia airstrikes in Yemen and the Houthi Yemeni rebels drone and missile hits in Saudi Arabia, a UN spokesman said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
The Philippine Mission to the United Nations in Geneva defended as “legitimate” the law enforcement operations in Calabarzon that resulted in the deaths of nine activists and the arrest of six others on March 7.
The Philippines on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) “to stop the practice of making sweeping prejudgments on incidents in the Philippines and elsewhere without first verifying facts on the ground” citing that these have dangerous consequences.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for the condemnation of racism, which he described as a deeply rooted global evil.
The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday announced the appointment of seasoned mediator Jean Arnault as his new Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues, reflecting the Organization’s continued commitment to the peaceful resolution to the decades-long conflict in the country.
The Philippines was elected by acclamation by the General Assembly today to serve as Member of the United Nations Committee for Programme and Coordination during the 57th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The term of office for the Philippines begins on the date of election until 31 December 2022.
Mining conglomerate Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) has been accepted as one of the newest members of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the first mining company in the Philippines to be admitted at the world body’s sustainability initiative.
Confronting major setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, countries in Asia and the Pacific “must now seize the moment” to rebuild and recover better together, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General said on Tuesday.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed his profound concern over the rise in violence against Asians and people of Asian descent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The United Nations Secretary-General has called on all countries to support the international treaty protecting UN staff and associated personnel, to ensure all those who carry out the vital work of the Organization have the safety they need to fulfill their mission.
The United Nations on Friday said it is ready to support the Philippines address its unemployment rate pegged at 10.4 percent, the highest in 15 years, due to the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
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