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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will address a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palace said on Thursday, Dec. 3. The Palace said the President is expected to deliver the Philippine statement on December 3, New York time. “Of particular concern for President Duterte are universal access to anti-COVID-19 technologies and products and the need for global efforts to ensure availability of safe and effective vaccines to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Calls for reforms in UN, a WHO that is “quick to coordinate, quicker to respond” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 23, reiterated the need for universal access to a vaccine against COVID-19 once it is developed, and called on reforms in the United Nations and other organizations as the world faces a “new normal.” In his first address to the United Nations, President Duterte noted that “once the world finds that […]
