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…
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 has dissociated itself from the consensus resolution 73/7. The withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court takes effect on 17 March 2019. Our decision to withdraw is based on our principled stand against those who politicize human rights, while our country’s i…
The Philippines thanks President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf for his report (A/73/4). This annual exercise reminds us that the International Court of Justice is an integral part of the United Nations. Committed as we all are to the principle of the rule of law, we here in the General Assembly acknowledge …
The protection of the environment is one of the highest policy priorities of the Philippines — so much so that it is enshrined in our Constitution. The Constitution’s Declaration of Principles and State Policies proclaims that the State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a
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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…
