The Philippines thanks Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, for her report (A/77/4).
We associate ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see A/77/PV.20).
The International Co…
The Philippines disassociates itself draft resolution A/77/L.7, which welcomes the report of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The report (see A/77/305) contains references to the Philippines in the section on updates on judicial and prosecutorial activities in relation to crimes within the ju…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to commemorate the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I have the great honour and privilege to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Asia- Pacific States. I wish to convey our most profound condolences to His Majesty King Char…
The Philippines joins the consensus on resolution 76/304 and recognizes the importance of ensuring access to justice, remedies and assistance for survivors of sexual violence. In joining the consensus today, we wish to clarify our position on some provisions of the resolution.
The Philippines disso…
The Philippines reaffirms its commitment to the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety (resolution 76/294) and the Global Plan for the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030.
The new paradigm in the movement of people and goods must follow a simpl…
The Philippines supported the inclusion of the concept of the responsibility to protect as a regular agenda item because we believe in the need for formal and continuing consideration by the General Assembly of the still evolving concept of the responsibility to protect. The concept should never be …
The Philippines condemns the intercontinental ballistic missile test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. That reckless and provocative action poses a grave threat to all nations, compromises the global non-proliferation regime and undermines peace and stability on the Korean peni…
I wish to thank the President for convening this meeting, as well as the Secretary-General for his report (A/76/783) on tackling inequalities to end the AIDS pandemic.
I wish to highlight that the report shows that underinvestment in the HIV response of low- and middle-income countries was a major …
The Philippines finds merit in draft resolution A/76/L.52 in its intention to make a meaningful contribution to strengthening the role of the General Assembly and enhancing the accountability of the Security Council to the general membership, as provided for under the Charter of the United Nations. …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends in Support of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Health Care Facilities, made up of Colombia, Egypt, Hungary, Mauritania, Nepal, Poland, Slovenia and my own country, the Philippines.
The multidimensional impact of the coron…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement delivered on Friday by the representative of Cambodia on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (see A/76/PV.56). We commend the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/76/1) and for outlining hi…
The Philippines dissociates itself from preambular paragraph 32 and operative paragraph 8 of resolution 76/127, entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”, and all other paragraphs in other resolutions making reference to the International Cri…
The Philippines attaches great significance to the work of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations, as its establishment was one of the things advocated by Mr. Carlos P. Romulo, the Filipino diplomat who signed the Charter on behalf of the Philippines in 1945. One of the most impo…
The Philippines thanks Singapore and Norway for once again coordinating the annual draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/76/L.20) and on sustainable fisheries (A/76/L.18). The Philippines is honoured to co-sponsor both draft resolutions, which contain relevant updates that have emerg…
It is my honour and privilege to join the Permanent Representative of Pakistan in introducing draft resolution A/76/L.21, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”.
We thank all Member States for their active participation and constru…
I had the honour to chair the second panel discussion of this high-level meeting, entitled “The Global Plan of Action and emerging issues, such as trafficking in persons, in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the misuse of information and communications technologies to facilitate traf…
It is my honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Mr. Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in the General Assembly Hall (see annex 13 and A/76/569).
The Philippines is pleased to co-sponsor draft resolution A/76/L.10, on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We commend Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, who has worked tirelessly despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.
With developing countries …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Permanent Representatives of Denmark and Qatar on their appointment as co-Chairs of the forthcoming intergovernmental negotiations.
The aim of this year’s negotiations was to “instil new life in the discussions on the reform of the Security Council”. …
The Philippines disassociates itself from the draft resolution contained in document A/76/L.7, which welcomes the report of the International Criminal Court for the period 2020 to 2021 (see A/76/293). The report contains references to the Philippines under the updates on judicial and prosecutorial a…
