I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — namely, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and my own country, the Philippin…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on trafficking in persons in conflict situations, with a focus on forced labour, slavery and other similar practices.
About a year ago, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Maria Grazia Giammarina…
We recall that Secretary- General António Guterres, who as early as April 2016, when he was still then a candidate for the post, called for eradicating once and for all the exploitative and abusive conduct of those United Nations agents who do not represent what the Organization stands for. Yesterda…
I wish to congratulate the new members of the Security Council and to thank Sweden for organizing during its presidency this open debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for sharing his views on this topic this morning and for reminding us that …
The Philippines regrets that the motion for division has been put forward under rule 89 in reference to operative paragraph 9 of draft resolution A/71/L.43.
Operative paragraph 9 welcomes the Baku Declaration, adopted at the Seventh Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, held…
I wish to thank Spain for convening this open debate on trafficking in persons in conflict situations. I also thank the briefers for their informative presentations.
I share the messages of sympathy expressed in the Chamber today for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Berlin and Ankara.
In th…
I congratulate Spain on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. We also thank you, Mr. President, for convening this high-level debate on preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors.
The Philippines recognizes the threat posed to peace and security on th…
The Philippines extends its thanks and appreciation to South Africa and Norway for coordinating our annual draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/71/L.26) and sustainable fisheries (A/71/L.24) and to Palau for its work on the draft resolution on World Tuna Day (A/71/L.27).
As another…
The Philippines thanks the President of the Human Rights Council for his briefing as well as for his personal contributions to the work of the Council. We welcome the report (A/71/53) on the work of the Council.
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the newly elected and re-elected members of the…
My delegation would like to thank President Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi for her comprehensive report to the General Assembly.
The Philippines reaffirms its commitment to fighting impunity, to ensuring that perpetrators are held accountable for their crimes and to seeing that criminal justice is de…
We align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The very first purpose of the United Nations is to maintain international peace and security. Article 1, paragraph 1 of the Charter of the United Nati…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate as we mark one year since the
high-level review on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security. The Philippines takes this opportunity once again to renew its commitment to effectively implement this initiative and i…
In reply to the statement made by the representative of China, may I just say that the arbitration proceedings, which were initiated by the Philippines, were not the root cause of the destabilization in the South China Sea. The root cause was China’s unilateral and aggressive actions on the ground t…
I wish to thank the representative of the People’s Republic of China for his delegation’s interest and attention with regard to the statement delivered earlier by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Mr. Perfecto Yasay. In further articulating my country’s position. I will make a br…
On behalf of the Philippine Government and the Filipino people, I wish to convey our warmest congratulations to Ambassador Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. I also wish to commend him for choosing a theme that resonates very well among M…
The Philippines wishes to commend President Lykketoft for having organized today’s debate on the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse in peacekeeping operations under agenda item 122, “Strengthening of the United Nations system”.
I wish to recall the remarks of the Secretary-General made at a cer…
The Philippines is indeed proud to see a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the Security Council presidency for the month of August. The Philippines congratulates the Malaysian presidency for convening this open debate, which will deepen our discourse on the non-proliferation of…
The Philippines associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
We wish to extend our gratitude to the Malaysian presidency for once again placing the issue of children and armed conflict at the top of…
The Philippines would like to thank the President for convening this plenary meeting, which allows Member States to exchange views on resolution 70/296, concerning the relationship between the United Nations and the international Organization for Migration IOM.
The Philippines recognizes migration …
The Philippines joins previous speakers in reaffirming its commitment against terrorism, one of the gravest threats to international peace and security. Terrorism is criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of the motivation behind it and whenever and by whomever it is committed.
We condemn in the st…
