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Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, September 20, called for the elimination of racism and Asian hate as he pledged to accelerate the implementation of a human rights joint programme with the United Nations. “We still dream of an end to the disturbing incidents of racism, of Asian hate, of all prejudice,” Marcos said in a speech at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Philippines-United Nations Joint […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse The United Nations’ massive annual summit returns in person Tuesday to a world divided by multiple crises starting with Ukraine. After two years of pandemic restrictions and video addresses, the UN General Assembly is again asking leaders to come in person if they wish to speak — with a sole exception made for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. But the death of Queen Elizabeth II disrupted the summit anew. President […]
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 […]
by Edgar Calderon Agence France-Presse GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) – Guatemala on Tuesday said its decision to follow the US in moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem was a “sovereign” matter that should not affect ties with other countries. “These are Guatemala’s foreign policy and sovereign decisions,” Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel told a news conference. “In any case, we are open to being able to converse with countries that see it as such, but I don’t […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – It’s been dubbed the Super Bowl of diplomacy, the Oscars of world statesmanship: the UN General Assembly kicks off on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump in the spotlight as he makes his first address to the 193-nation body. Here are a few fun facts about this year’s gathering: Who’s coming There are 90 heads of state, five vice presidents, 39 heads of government, three deputy prime ministers and 52 ministers. At […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) – Pressure tightened on Myanmar Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on the country’s military, which is accused of driving out more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims in an orchestrated “ethnic cleansing” campaign. The call from Human Rights Watch came as the UN General Assembly prepared to convene in New York, with the ongoing crisis in Myanmar billed as one of most pressing topics. The mass exodus of Rohingya refugees to […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inilatag ni Foreign Affairs Sec. Perfecto Yasay sa UN general Assembly ang apat na prayoridad ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon kay Yasay, kabilang dito ang commitment ng pamahalaan para sa pagsunod sa rule of law at ang pagbibigay ng dekalidad na serbisyo para sa publiko. Kasama din sa kanilang prayoridad ang commitment ng pamahalaan sa pagtugon sa climate change at disaster risk reduction at ang pagpapanatili ng […]
World leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York turned its focus on the situation in Iraq and Syria.
