Tag: Duterte and UN

In UN General Assembly message, President Duterte assails talk of COVID-19 booster shots in rich countries while poor countries “wait for trickles”

It’s “shocking beyond belief and must be condemned for what it is, a selfish act that can neither be justified rationally nor morally,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (Philippine time) assailed talk of COVID-19 booster shots in rich countries even as poor countries “wait for trickles” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The now talk of booster shots while developing countries consider half doses just to get by — this is shocking […]

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President Duterte to UN: “Gross injustice” if countries not given access to COVID-19 vaccine due to “poverty or strategic unimportance”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Dec. 3, reiterated his call for “universal access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and technologies,” noting that it would be a “gross injustice that will haunt the world for a long time” if any country was excluded “by reason of poverty or strategic unimportance.” In his pre-recorded message aired during the 31st Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in Response to the Coronavirus […]

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President Duterte: PHL doors open to refugees

President also calls on UN member-states to fully implement NPT to ensure global security environment (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (Philippine time) called on United Nations member-states to fully implement the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and reiterated the Philippines’ commitment to helping refugees. In his first UN address, the President also called for a convention against chemical and biological weapons, noting that  “no aspiration nor ambition can justify the […]

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President Duterte to UN: PHL committed to protecting human rights

President lambasts “interest groups” that have “weaponized” human rights, reiterates need to address causes of terrorism (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (Philippine time) reiterated the country’s commitment to protecting human rights, as he lambasted “interest groups” that he said have “weaponized” the same, and called on the need for “open dialogue and constructive engagement” with the United Nations. In his first address before the UN, the President noted the Philippines would continue […]

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