Duterte told: UN only ‘as strong, effective as member-states want and will it to be’ UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric responds to President Rodrigo Duterte's latest tirades against the global organization, which the Philippine leader described as 'inadequate' and a 'product of an era long past' UN says basic services in Afghanistan are collapsing The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says millions of Afghans are in need of food aid and health assistance UN seeks $600M to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday, September 13, in an effort…

UK, UNDP push for women's involvement in Bangsamoro The United Kingdom (UK) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) are working together to support the peacebuilding, community resilience, and conflict mediation capacities of women in the Bangsamoro region. 2 Myanmar men arrested in US for plotting to kill UN envoy Two Myanmar citizens have been arrested in New York state for plotting with an arms dealer in Thailand – who sells weapons to the Burmese military – to kill or injure Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, US authorities said on Friday, August 6. UN sounds clarion call over 'irreversible'…

Google donates P15-M to PH’s UNICEF for Covid-19 response Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, on Thursday said it will allocate USD300,000 (PHP15 million) to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the Philippines to fund its efforts to alleviate the pandemic woes. 'Critical milestone': PH, UN ink joint program on human rights The Philippine government and the United Nations on Thursday formally launched the UN Joint Program (UNJP) on Human Rights. UN Climate Fund body taps DBP for climate mitigation financing State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has secured the accreditation of a United Nations-backed institution that provides financing…

Surging food import costs threaten world's poorest, FAO warns Food imports costs across the world are expected to surge to record levels this year, piling pressure on many of the poorest countries whose economies have already been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, June 10. Outgoing UN aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan Outgoing UN aid chief Mark Lowcock Outgoing UN aid chief Mark Lowcock slammed the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday, June 14, for failing to come up with a plan to vaccinate the world against COVID-19,…

Global economic growth to mask widening inequality in 2021, UN says The world economy will fare better this year than previous projections indicated, but a slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in many developing countries will hamper their economic recoveries, the United Nations said on Tuesday, May 11. DFA welcomes UN support for Asean’s ‘positive’ role in Myanmar The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday welcomed the United Nations (UN) Security Council’s (UNSC) strong support for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) “positive and constructive role” in helping to peacefully solve issues in Myanmar UN against any actions impeding…

  UN declares full support to PH vaccination program The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines, represented by Resident Coordinator Gustavo Gonzalez and heads of UN agencies, has declared its full support for the roll-out of the government’s Covid-19 vaccination program. UN chief calls for 6 measures to finance recovery from Covid-19 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for six measures to help countries recover from Covid-19 and keep them on track toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Vax ‘hoarding’ hurts global response, Galvez tells UN meet The Philippines joined the growing number of concerns raised about the "hoarding"…