The Philippines is one of the most-disaster prone countries in the world, with an annual average of 22 tropical cyclones, of which around six cause significant damage. Those cyclones also result in flooding that destroys properties not already ruined by the cyclones. On top of that, earthquakes are …
The Philippines takes the floor to dissociate itself from the paragraphs referring to the International Criminal Court in resolution 77/218, entitled “Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions”. In the interest of time, the Philippines also takes this opportunity to dissociate itself from all p…
The Philippines was pleased to join the consensus on resolution 77/31, entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”. We express profound appreciation to all humanitarian personnel and those who take part in humanitarian and peacekeeping operatio…
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…