The Philippines is home to more than 100 million people. It is also home to major disasters. Humanitarians affiliated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) jokingly refer to the Philippines as the 7-Eleven of natural disasters — there is one on every corner and it is open 24 hours …
On behalf of Pakistan and my own country, the Philippines, I am honoured to introduce draft resolution A/74/L.25, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”. The draft resolution has been co-sponsored by friends and partners in Asia and…
The Philippines welcomes the adoption by consensus of draft resolution A/74/L.10 on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/74/287), which was facilitated by Sweden. As a strong partner of the IAEA, the Philippines is pleased to have co-sponsored A/74/L.10. The draft resol…
For the twenty- eighth year running, we have witnessed today a clear expression of the solidarity of Member States with the Cuban people through overwhelming support for the draft resolution on ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba…
We thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his report (see A/74/324). The Philippines dissociates itself from draft resolution A/74/L.8.
The withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute took effect on 17 March. Our decision to withdraw is part of the Philippines’ pr…
The Philippines thanks Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for his in-depth report on the Court’s activities for the period August 2018 to July 2019 (A/74/4).
Our delegation associates itself with the statement delivered this morning by the representative o…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statements made at the Sustainable Development Goals summit by the observer of the State of Palestine, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, by the representative of Thailand, on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and by the representative …
The Philippines congratulates the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. He has our full support. We also congratulate Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the Assembly at its seventy-third session, for her success in …
The Philippines associates itself with the statement delivered earlier today by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Philippines joins the international community in celebrating the International Day against Nuclear Tests. We recognize …
Children embody the most compelling justification for the existence of States, that is, to protect their most vulnerable charges as they would preserve themselves. For what is a State without children, if not on the brink of extinction? The
Philippine Government takes its role as protector of child…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Morocco on behalf of a number of delegations.
We congratulate Bangladesh and Spain for the hard work that they put into crafting draft resolution A/73/L.99 and leading the process of consultations that resulted in a…
It is an honour to be in the Council today as we collectively take stock of our progress and strengthen our resolve to address the remaining challenges in the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, which we forged in Cairo 25 years ag…
The linkages between international terrorism and organized crime are well established in the Philippines. The Abu Sayyaf Group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, the Maute Group and Ansar al Khalifa, which have all declared allegiance to the Islamic State, fund their operations through crimin…
The Philippines supported the inclusion of an agenda item on the responsibility to protect (R2P) because we believe in the need for a formal and continuing discussion by the General Assembly of the still evolving concept of the operationalization of R2P.
R2P affirms a State’s responsibility to prot…
Peacekeeping remains the flagship enterprise of the United Nations. It is therefore imperative that issues that undermine that agenda, such as sexual exploitation and abuse, receive renewed attention.
We commend the efforts of the Secretary-General and his team to improve the United Nations respons…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The first case of HIV infection in the Philippines was reported in 1984. Since then there have been 65,467 confirmed HIV cases reported to our Depart…
The Philippines associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Viet Nam on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The protection of civilians is at the front and centre of the dialogue on peacekeeping operations. It has been 20 years since an explicit m…
Peacekeeping remains the flagship agenda of the United Nations enterprise. Peacekeeping operations and missions come with high expectations. They have long been the signature and most popular image of the United Nations. The missions’ ability to protect not only civilians but also United Nations pea…
Our discussion today is timely, with the growing trend towards unilateralism and increasing attacks against it because of shifting political realities, power configurations,
waning commitments and waxing self-interest, and the inevitable confusion of public reaction throughout the world. The Philip…
The world will remain stuck in a cycle of violence and conflicts as long as nations put almost every other issue ahead of equality for women. That is a takeaway from the 2019 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial held here two weeks ago. Today’s open debate is crucial as we approach the twentieth …
