As we commemorated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People yesterday, I wish to join you, Sir, and others in congratulating the Palestinian people on that auspicious day.
The question of Palestine is one of the most sensitive and long-running issues on the agenda of the Unit…
At the outset, the Philippines commends you, Mr. President, for giving priority to the discussion on the situation in the Middle East. In our highly interdependent world, the situation in the Middle East cannot be overlooked, even by geographically distant countries like mine. As a major source of o…
The Philippines associates itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. My delegation also supports the statement delivered by the representatives of Portugal on behalf of the informal group of observer States to the Conference o…
Before I proceed, I also would like to express the condolences and sympathies of my delegation to the Government and
people of Barbados on the sad demise of their Prime Minister, The Honourable David Howard Thompson.
I am pleased and honoured to address the General Assembly during its consideratio…
At the outset, I wish to state that the Philippines aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Yemen delivered on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report in document A/65/84 and to commend His Excellency Amb…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October, and to express my appreciation to you and the other members of the Security Council for this opportunity to address the Council on issue of the Unite…
At the outset, I would like to extend the gratitude of the Republic of the Philippines to the President for his able leadership of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. As the community of nations moves forward in pursuit of our common goals of lasting peace, progress and prosperity, may …
On behalf of the Philippine delegation, I warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. Let me assure you of my delegation’s full support and cooperation during your term as President of this body. I also wish to express my apprec…
My delegation is honoured to participate in this high-level meeting of the General Assembly on transnational organized crime. As the facilitator of the biennial draft resolution of the Third Committee on trafficking in women and girls and as a State party to the United Nations Convention against Tra…
Discussions on the subject of the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons have taken place for many years. They could very well have gone on for many years, but President Treki’s determination to conclude the Plan of Action under his watch took the debate to another level. It is for tha…
Allow me to express the appreciation of the Philippines for the convening of this series of General Assembly meetings to enable us to discuss and further define the notion of human security. Indeed, as an active friend of human security, the Philippines welcomes every opportunity to seek clarity for…
In explaining its position on draft resolution I in document
Secondly, my delegation would prefer that the resumed session of the Second Committee be convened as soon as possible. And, thirdly, the success of the work of the ad hoc open-ended working group, which will be convened during the fifty-t…
The Group of 77 and China welcomes the adoption of the draft resolution entitled “Women in development”. We believe that the sixth preambular paragraph deals with the question of overall discrimination against women, including discriminatory practices against women on the issue of inheritance.
Whil…
I am very pleased and honoured to address the General Assembly on a matter of the utmost importance for the Philippines, and indeed for the entire global community.
The world’s oceans and bodies of water are integral to our lives and to our planet. We draw food and derive livelihoods from those sou…
