The Philippines aligns itself with the statements delivered earlier by the representative of Malaysia, on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and the representative of Algeria, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We congratulate Ambassadors Egriselda Aracely Gonzál…
I first wish to thank Her Excellency Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Human Rights Council, for her presentation.
The Philippines reaffirms its commitment to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of human rights, which are entrenched in our Constitution and our national development fram…
The delegation of the Philippines thanks Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, for her report (A/76/4). We associate ourselves with the statement delivered by Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
Considering that the celebrations on the o…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s joint debate on the two key components of the peacebuilding architecture, namely, the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). We welcome the comprehensive reports of the PBC (A/75/747) and on the PBF (A/75/7…
The Philippines welcomes the adoption, by consensus, of resolution 75/291, on the seventh review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We extend our appreciation to the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Spain and Oman, for their valuable efforts in facilitating thi…
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Francisco Tiongson Duque III, Secretary of Health of the Republic of the Philippines.
The Philippines followed with serious concern the recent violence in parts of Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which lasted almost two weeks, especially with regard to the deaths of many civilians, particularly children, and the related destruction. We therefore welcome the ceasefire last w…
The Philippines has consistently supported the inclusion of an agenda item on the responsibility to protect (R2P) because we believe in the need for ensuring the General Assembly’s formal and continuing consideration of the concept of R2P. It is in that spirit that we endorse today’s short procedura…
The Philippines dissociates itself from the thirty-ninth preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 7 of resolution 75/125, on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and the protection of United Nations personnel, which references the International Criminal Court.
The Philippines stres…
I wish to express my appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of the United Arab Emirates and Poland for convening the first and second meetings of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform during the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly. Unfortunately, in view of …
The draft resolution on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (A/75/L.9) is fully consistent with the partnership between the Philippines and the IAEA.
The Philippines commends the Director-General of the IAEA, Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, who has worked tirelessly since assumin…
The Philippine Government is committed to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of human rights. Human rights underpin the development of Philippine laws and policies. Human rights and development are interdependent. The United Nations declared that in 2015, when we adopted the Sustainable Develo…
The Philippines thanks Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for his report (see A/75/4). We congratulate him on his successful presidency of the Court. We associate ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Mo…
The Philippines dissociates itself from the draft resolution on this agenda item (A/75/L.5).
The decision of the Philippines to withdraw from the Rome Statute represents our country’s principled stand against those who politicize human rights and disregard our country’s independent and well-functio…
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Teodoro L. Locsin Jr., Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines.
I have the honour to deliver this explanation of vote with regard to the omnibus resolution 74/306, entitled “Comprehensive and coordinated response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic”.
It is unfortunate that the final draft of the resolution was circulated only yesterday, limiting impo…
The Philippines is of the view that there is still no consensus on the concept of the responsibility to protect. We therefore support the inclusion of this item on the agenda of the seventy-fifth session because we believe there is a need for a formal and continuing discussion by the General Assembl…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
We congratulate Viet Nam — represented today by His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Pham Binh Minh — for assuming the presidency of the Securit…
