At the outset, allow me to express once again the Philippines’ deepest condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of Nepal for the terrible loss of lives, extensive damage to property and destruction of Nepal’s important cultural sites caused by the earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May.…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Viet Nam on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
We thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to share concrete proposals on how to prevent and respond to violations committed by non-State armed groups agains…
Allow me to extend the Philippines’ appreciation to China, which hold the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February, for convening this open debate on a topic that is most relevant and at the very core of the existence of the United Nations.
Eight months from today, the United Na…
The Philippines joins our co-facilitator, Pakistan, in introducing the draft resolution on the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace, contained in document A/69/L.41, under agenda item 14, “Culture of peace”, with revisions, including a new f…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank Ambassador Eden
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Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of New Zealand for their hard work, commitment and dedication in coordinating our annual draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/69/L.29) and on…
The Philippines thanks Mr. Baudelaire Ndong Ella for his report on the
2014 sessions of the Human Rights Council (A/69/53), in which the Philippines was privileged to take part. In our participation as a member of the Human Rights Council, the Philippines has been guided by the directive of resolut…
The Philippines reaffirms its commitment to, and cooperation with, the objectives of the International Atomic Agency (IAEA). We welcome the report of the Agency (see A/69/255) and the balanced manner in which its objectives are being pursued. The Philippines welcomes the Union of the Comoros, the Re…
International relations are maturing from a system operating on the basis of power to one that is more rules-based. The backbone for that change is, of course, the rule of law. One of its cornerstones is the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Global peace is possible if it is also an…
At the outset, we thank President Peter Tomka and his team at The Hague for their comprehensive report on the work of the International Court of Justice (A/69/4) in the past year.
The Philippines associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on…
Madam President, I thank you for convening this most important open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
The Philippines continues to closely follow developments in the region. There is a continuing need to take stock of the advances achieved by our Organi…
The Philippines is very pleased to be able to take part in this meeting on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and to participate in the collective assessment of the status of implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action, adopted 20 years ago. Our participation today …
On behalf of the Philippine Government, we offer our warmest congratulations to Mr. Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I assure him of the Philippines’ steadfast support as he provides the leadership and inspiration in the daunting task of continu…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate and for this opportunity to speak before the Council. We join others in congratulating the United States on its assumption of the presidency.
The report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/339) describes exhaustively and in detail the dire sit…
I thank the presidency of Rwanda for convening today’s open debate on the theme “United Nations peacekeeping operations: the United Nations and regional partnership and its evolution”. It is an issue that is most relevant to the work of the Organization and the Security Council.
The Philippines ali…
In the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17, the Philippines lost a mother and her two children. The Philippines expresses once again its most sincere condolences to the families that lost their loved ones and to the Governments of the victims: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany,
Indonesia, Ma…
I thank you, Mr. President, for calling this emergency meeting.
It is with great sadness that the Philippines received confirmation that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 had crashed in eastern Ukraine yesterday, 17 July. The downing of MH-17 is a most shocking and confounding event. Aboard that flight w…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement made yesterday by the representative of Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/68/PV.100).
We welcome the adoption of the outcome document (resolution 68/300) of this meeting, which will add impetus to combating and preventing epidemic…
It has been almost a decade since we moved forward from a platform of platitudes in the fight against terrorism with the historic adoption of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy and its plan of action in 2006.
The Philippines has faced constant threats of terrorism during the past…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely and relevant meeting. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and detailed briefing, which provides a context for this important discussion of new trends in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Th…
Madam President, the convening by your presidency of this open debate on an issue of great importance is very timely. I do not wish to use the phrase “in the wake of”, but maybe I should say “while the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Tr…
