At the outset, my delegation would like to thank Ambassador Eden
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Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of New Zealand for their hard work, commitment and dedication in coordinating our annual draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/69/L.29) and on…
International relations are maturing from a system operating on the basis of power to one that is more rules-based. The backbone for that change is, of course, the rule of law. One of its cornerstones is the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Global peace is possible if it is also an…
At the outset, we thank President Peter Tomka and his team at The Hague for their comprehensive report on the work of the International Court of Justice (A/69/4) in the past year.
The Philippines associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on…
The Philippines, together with Pakistan, is again very honoured to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace” (A/68/L.30), under agenda item 15, entitled “Culture of peace”.
Nine years ago, we resolved to…
At the outset, we thank Ambassador Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of New Zealand for their hard work, commitment and dedication in coordinating our annual draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/68/L.18) and on sustainable fisheries (A/68/L.19), respectively.
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First of all, we wish to express our appreciation to Ambassador John Ashe for convening this meeting and for his statement this morning (see A/68/PV.46). We also join other delegations in thanking Ambassador Liu Jieyi of China for introducing the annual report of the Security Council (A/68/2) and th…
Cognizant of the crucial role being played by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the central multilateral forum for the promotion of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the Philippines welcomes the report of the IAEA (see A/68/324) and lends our full support to achieving the Agency’s …
The Philippines welcomes the holding of this high-level meeting to appraise the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. A few months ago, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes launched the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2012 here in
New York. The Repo…
It is an honour for the people and Government of the Republic of the Philippines to extend our warmest greetings and sincere congratulations to the people and Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and to all quinoa- producing countries on today’s global launch of the International Year of…
The Philippines is taking the floor to recall an incident that occurred at the time of the adoption of draft resolution A/C.3/67/L.10, entitled “Realizing the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond” in the…
At the outset, allow me, speaking on behalf of my Government, to extend our most sincere and heartfelt sympathies to the Government and the people of the United States of America for the tragic incident that occurred last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut. The Philippines shares in the grief of those w…
The Philippines welcomes and is greatly encouraged by the importance that the General Assembly continues to give to the issue of oceans and the law of the sea. This meeting, held immediately following our commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations C…
At the outset, my delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of the Republic of Korea on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States.
A few minutes are never enough to talk about the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), but as the eleventh ratifyi…
The Philippines thanks President San-Hyun Song and his team at The Hague for their comprehensive report on the work of the International Criminal Court in the past year (A/67/308).
We join this debate to affirm the commitment of the Philippine Government and the Filipino people to fighting impunity…
Cognizant of the crucial role played by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the central multilateral forum for the promotion of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the Philippines welcomes the report of the IAEA (see A/67/152) and lends its full support to achieving the Agency’s goals …
At the outset, the Philippines aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We thank President Peter Tomka and his team at The Hague for their comprehensive report (A/67/4) on the work of the International…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for prioritizing Security Council reform in the General Assembly’s busy agenda. I also wish to congratulate Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, on his reappointment as chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on…
