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Pres. Marcos Jr, UN chief Guterres meet on sidelines of UN Summit, discuss more areas of cooperation

Climate change issue also discussed as both leaders call for concrete meaningful actions to address climate emergency   (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and discussed more areas of “cooperation and support.” The meeting happened on Tuesday, September 20 in New York (Wednesday, Sept. 21 Manila time). “The Secretary-General and President Marcos discussed […]

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Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling

Phnom Penh, Cambodia -(AFP) by Suy SE Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime’s last surviving leader. The tribunal was ruling on an appeal by Khieu Samphan, head of state for the murderous communist regime which wiped out a quarter of the Cambodian population in less than four years in the 1970s. It is the last verdict that will […]

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Global Fund raises $14.25 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria

by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP)  — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria raised $14.25 billion Wednesday at a donor conference led by US President Joe Biden, as decades of progress against the diseases are set back by Covid. It was the highest amount ever pledged for a multilateral health organization — but fell far short of the ambitious goal of $18 billion after the United Kingdom and […]

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PBBM asks UN member-nations to support PHL bid to be part of UN Security Council

Cites PHL’s experience in peace building and forging cooperation   (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., appealed for the “valuable support” of all member states of the United Nations for the Philippines’ candidacy to the 15-member UN Security Council for the term 2027 to 2028. Citing the country’s experience in building peace and forging cooperation, Marcos Jr., said the Philippines could “enrich the work of the Security Council.” “My country’s experience in building peace […]

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Pres. Marcos Jr., asks UN Summit to work towards ending racism, Asian hate crimes

  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 […]

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Pres. Marcos Jr., calls for stronger cooperation on climate change, agriculture, food security at UN Gen. Assembly

Calls climate change as the “greatest threat” affecting all nations, and food security as the “very basis of human security”   (Eagle News) — Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. addressed the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in a historic speech that stressed how climate change has become the “greatest threat affecting our nations and our peoples” and food seccurity as “the very basis of human security.” The 65-year old Philippine […]

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Israeli, Turkish leaders meet as tensions ease

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday met for the first time in more than a decade with an Israeli prime minister, with Yair Lapid seeking his help on citizens held by Palestinian militants Hamas. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, a month after the countries announced the restoration of diplomatic ties following years of tensions. Lapid “brought up the issue of […]

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UN Summit returns in divided world

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 […]

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Pres. Marcos hopeful of meeting US Pres. Biden, other world leaders at sidelines of UN Gen. Assembly

(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said he hopes to meet with US President Joe Biden and other world leaders at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The 65-year old Philippine president will be speaking before the 77th UNGA on Tuesday, September 20, at the high-level general debate of the opening session. The theme of this year’s general debate is, “A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges.” […]

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Pres. Marcos Jr., to deliver “PHL national statement” before UN General Assembly on Sept. 20

PBBM participation important as it represents his first engagement with UN, says DFA (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is set to speak before the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20 in New York, Malacanang said on Thursday, Sept. 15. This is the first in-person UN General Assembly (UNGA) to be attended by around 150 heads of state. Marcos Jr., will be delivering the Philippine national statement at the […]

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UN chief appeals for cooperation to address ‘world in peril’

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for solidarity and cooperation to address a “world in peril” at the opening of the 77th United Nations General Assembly. “We face a world in peril across our work to advance peace, human rights and sustainable development,” Guterres said, citing conflicts and climate change, a “broken global financial system,” poverty, inequality, hunger and divisions. “Addressing common challenges will require continued solidarity as […]

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‘We are erased’: Afghan women demand action at UN

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Afghan women made an impassioned plea at the UN Monday for solid international action to address the “gender apartheid” in their country since the Taliban swept to power last year. “Today, human rights in Afghanistan do not exist,” Afghan Mahbouba Seraj told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The outspoken journalist and rights activist said she was “sick and tired” of sounding the alarm […]

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