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 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 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 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 co-sponsored resolution 71/161 B, as it was compelled by a need to assist the people of Haiti, 800,000 of whom have been affected by the cholera epidemic and remain in dire need of help. In response to the call for financial and other appropriate support in paragraph 3 of the resolut…
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…
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 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 …
