MANILA, Philippines—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United Nations (UN) have signed a strategic plan to protect children in armed conflict. In a statement on Thursday (June...
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UN-HRC) has launched an international investigation into alleged crimes committed during the conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza. The UN-HRC...
Amid the rising tensions between Israel and Gaza, the United Nations (UN) has called for cessation of violence. Over 40 were killed in the latest airstrikes of Israel on Gaza...
The United Nations has raised concerns after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a record-high level of acute hunger. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and...
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), more commonly known as the United Nations Human Rights Office, has condemned the ‘escalating violence’ in Myanmar after 18 were killed...
The United Nations (UN) has warned Myanmar’s military for its harsh treatment of protesters, saying that the “world is watching closely.” In a press briefing, UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq...
The United Nations (UN) condemned the military takeover in Myanmar and the detention of top political leaders and government officials. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the developments in Myanmar “represent...
In his opening remarks at the Climate Ambition Summit on Saturday (December 12), United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a worldwide declaration of “state of climate emergency.” Such a...
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will join the United Nations (UN) General Assembly beginning Tuesday (September 22) where he will address more than 190 state and government leaders. Due...
Coronavirus support to poor countries has been so far “grossly inadequate and that’s dangerously shortsighted,” U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday (July 16) as he asked wealthy countries...
