The coming year, 1998, is of particular significance to my country. It will commemorate the centennial of the founding of the Philippine Republic. The year will also mark the tenth
In 1986, the Filipino people arose as one to peacefully overthrow a dictatorial regime and to effect the return of dem…
We thank the Secretary-General for presenting a concise, straight-to-the- point, yet comprehensive annual report on the work of the Organization. The new format has greatly facilitated our study of the report.
Paragraph 16 suggests that globalization is the driving force for development, but also r…
In the half century since the end of the Second World War mankind has witnessed a period of continuous conflict in many parts of the globe. By one estimate, there were more than 138 wars, resulting in more than 25 million deaths, during this period. Over the past three years alone, the United Nation…
I would like to start by expressing my gratitude for the comprehensive and enlightening report of Mr. Stephen Schwebel, President of the International Court of Justice.
My country, one of 60 of the 185 parties to the Statute of the Court that recognize as compulsory the jurisdiction of the Court, c…
During the preparatory process for the World Summit for Social Development, the Philippines played host to the Fourth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), which resulted in the Manila Declaration that c…
The members of the Asian Group listened with interest to the Secretary- General’s introduction and summary presentation of his proposed reform package, set out in document A/51/950 under agenda item 168, entitled “United Nations reform: measures and proposals”. We appreciate his courtesy in making t…
Allow me to say a few words on the occasion of this important event marking the completion of the work of the Ad Hoc Open-
My delegation congratulates the Chairman of the Group of 77 for discharging admirably the task of being our lead negotiator. We also pay tribute to all who were involved in the…
One of the objectives of the United Nations is to achieve international cooperation in addressing international issues of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character. In its efforts to achieve this, all Members of
Through its activities in the field of migration, IOM makes an important …
At the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly in 1994, the Philippine delegation had the honour of introducing in the Third Committee a new draft resolution, entitled “Traffic in women and girls”. The resolution condemned the illicit and clandestine movement of persons across national and inter…
The Philippine delegation, at the outset, wishes to thank the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, for his presentation of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly.
My delegation received the report of the Security Council just before the d…
I should like to join other speakers in expressing sympathy and condolences to the people and Government of Honduras on the destruction and loss of lives caused by the hurricane. We express our solidarity with them and wish them a speedy recovery from this natural disaster.
Based on the report of t…
One decade ago, the Filipino people sought to renew their commitment to democracy in what was to be known as the “People’s Power Revolution”, which demonstrated the triumph of the popular will in a non-violent yet forceful manner. This historic event also revealed the universal character of democrac…
The latest report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council (A/50/47) marks, in my delegation’s view, the first truly substantive account of the status and pr…
I would first like to associate myself with the statement the representative of Costa Rica made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Philippine delegation also commends the Secretary-General for his report on the item under discussion.
The cold war had ended and there was a promise of great…
In 1990, the World Summit for Children adopted a World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children and a Plan of Action for its implementation. The Declaration presented us with a challenge and an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children. The Plan of Action i…
Let me begin by saying that my delegation welcomes the Secretary- General’s comprehensive report on the work of the Organization. I also wish to support fully the statement made by Colombia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Given the importance of the report and the broad number of issues it ad…
It is to the credit of our Organization that it can find within itself the means to provide the world a choice that would have otherwise been denied it by solitary action. We appreciate the concerns that have been and will be expressed here and elsewhere that this agreement does not do enough toward…
On behalf of the Filipino people and Government, the Philippine delegation wishes to express its most profound regret at the senseless loss of life, especially of innocent civilians and non- combatants, among the people of Lebanon, as a result of bombardments in the south of Lebanon and the exchange…
I am speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The 1990s have ushered in a new and perceptive interest in social development, brought about, no doubt, by the sweeping changes in the world ethno-social and political situation, and abetted in no small measure by environmental concerns. Unrelent…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on agenda item 20 (a). At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/50/203).
The United Nations has been involved in various ways in the search for a solution to the series of crises that have marked contemp…
