At the outset, allow me to extend our appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Switzerland and Zambia for their tireless efforts in steering the negotiations and arriving at a consensus on the outcome document that we adopted yesterday (resolution 70/266, annex). Our appreciation extends als…
We congratulate the presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for convening this open debate.
Preventing conflicts and building peace and sustaining that peace long after the fighting has stopped have been among the biggest challenges facing the international community and the Security Cou…
At the outset, allow me to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development.
The Philippines associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of South Africa on behalf of th…
The Philippines appreciates the commitment and dedication of Ambassador Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of New Zealand for again coordinating, respectively, our annual draft resolutions on oceans
and the law of the sea (A/70/L.22) and on sustainable fisheries (A/70/L.19).
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With regard to the United Nations forum, it may be said that the General Assembly may discuss any question or matter within the scope of the Charter of the United Nations, including the peaceful settlement of disputes. What is more, world leaders from our region and beyond have expressed serious con…
The Philippines would like to exercise its right of reply to the statement made earlier by the representative of China.
To quote our Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Albert del Rosario, in his concluding remarks on 30 November 2015 before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/70/L.20, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”, under agenda item 16, “Culture of peace”.
In 2004, the Philippines first introduced to the General Assembly a resolution on the prom…
On behalf of the Philippine Government and the Filipino people, allow me to express our solidarity with and sympathy to the people of Beirut and Paris in this time of great sorrow following the recent terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of people. We stand in solidarity with the international com…
At the outset, allow me to convey the profound sympathies of the Government and the people of the Philippines to the Governments and the peoples of Iraq, Lebanon and France in the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attacks perpetrated in recent weeks against innocent civilians in Iraq, Lebanon and …
The Philippines would like to thank Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her comprehensive briefing yesterday (see A/70/PV.48).
That individuals can be made accountable for international crimes has been a significant and defining achievement o…
The Philippines would like to thank President Ronny Abraham and the entire team at The Hague for their comprehensive report on the work of the International Court of Justice in the past year (A/70/4).
We subscribe to the statement of the Non-Aligned Movement delivered by the representative of the I…
History has not failed to remind us about the scars and wounds of war, deeply etched in humankind’s soul, with war’s trail of blood that always leads to a bleeding woman’s doorstep and a weeping child’s nightmare. The time has come for all Governments to ensure that women are given a greater role in…
The Philippines welcomes the appointment by the Secretary-General of Ms. Heidi Mendoza as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services. We would like to express our deep appreciation for the endorsement of that appointment by the regional groups and for the affirmation it received today f…
We are exercising the right of reply. In response to China’s great concern for a peaceful settlement in the South China Sea, we observe that the South China Sea is an international waterway and that that is an even stronger reason to settle any disputes at the international level, under internationa…
On behalf of the Philippine Government, I express our warmest congratulations to the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I assure him of the Philippines’ support of his leadership in charting the course for an energized United Nations about …
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that we have adopted (resolution 70/1) embodies our peoples’ aspirations for the next 15 years. Its 17 Goals and 169 targets build on the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals and on recognition of the interlinkages of the environmental, …
The year 2015 has witnessed the United Nations making headway in terms of jump-starting the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform thanks to your leadership on this issue, Mr. President, as well as the hard work, tireless efforts, and in many instances, patience, of the Chair of t…
A year ago, the Philippines joined many other delegations in issuing a strong call in the Chamber for a full, thorough and independent investigation of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17, which took the lives of 298 people, including three Filipinos, a mother and her two children. In July…
The Philippines congratulates Malaysia on its assumption of the presidency of the Council this month and appreciates its initiative in organizing today’s debate on children and armed conflict.
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the Permanent Representative of Viet…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/69/856). The Philippines is one of the countries that has seen a rise in the number of HIV infections. In February 2015, there were 646 new HIV cases reported — the highest since the first case was diagnosed, in 1984. That translates into 20 cases dia…
