Duterte told: UN only ‘as strong, effective as member-states want and will it to be’ UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric responds to President Rodrigo Duterte's latest tirades against the global organization,…
UK, UNDP push for women's involvement in Bangsamoro The United Kingdom (UK) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) are working together to support the peacebuilding, community resilience, and conflict…
Google donates P15-M to PH’s UNICEF for Covid-19 response Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, on Thursday said it will allocate USD300,000 (PHP15 million) to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)…
Surging food import costs threaten world's poorest, FAO warns Food imports costs across the world are expected to surge to record levels this year, piling pressure on many of the…
Global economic growth to mask widening inequality in 2021, UN says The world economy will fare better this year than previous projections indicated, but a slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines…
UN declares full support to PH vaccination program The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines, represented by Resident Coordinator Gustavo Gonzalez and heads of UN agencies, has declared its…
New UN WFP PH Representative and Country Director reaffirms commitment to achieve ‘zero hunger’ by 2030 Newly appointed United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director Brenda…
PH report to UN rights body fans drug war criticism The government’s report to the United Nations acknowledging critical flaws in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs provided fresh ammo…
World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day on Monday, highlighting the importance of the universal touch-based communication system for the…
PHL remains among weakest in rule of law Philippine rule of law has remained one of the weakest in East Asia and the Pacific, according to an annual survey of…
Chagos Islands: UK refusal to return archipelago to Mauritius show the limits of international law The UK government has failed to comply with a UN deadline to hand back the…
WB to fund $500-M agri-related PHL projects THE World Bank has committed to finance at least $500 million worth of agriculture-related projects in the country, including the crucial updating of…
UNGA Resolutions Organization of the seventy-fourth regular session of the General Assembly, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items UNGA Resolutions Agenda Agenda of the seventy-fourth session of the…
Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from Foreign Sources: The Case of Infrastructure, the Role of Law, and the Availability of Legal Remedies The organization and conduct of a series…
UNDP, Open Government Partnership Collaborate to Support SDGs 5, 16 The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) made a joint commitment to advancing the 2030 Agenda…