Roque: UN rights chief’s remark vs Duterte “an insult” to Filipinos, democratic countries
(Eagle News)-- The Palace on Saturday hit back at United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein after…
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Duterte slams UN anew; accuses body of interfering in PHL affairs
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday again accused the United Nations of interfering in the country's affairs. "When the human rights…
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Cayetano tells UNHR council: PHL ready for probe, but Callamard not the right rapporteur
(Eagle News) -- Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano told the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights…
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UN backs Syria ceasefire as death toll in rebel enclave tops 500
by Carole LANDRY / with Hasan Mohamed in Douma, Syria Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) --…
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Alvarez says “useless” UN should be abolished; bats for a “United Nations of Asia” instead
(Eagle News) -- Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has proposed the creation of a "United Nations of Asia" that he said would…
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Maldives opposition urges global community to help end crisis
MALÉ, Maldives (AFP) - Opposition leaders in the Maldives urged the international community Monday to pressure President Abdulla Yameen into obeying a…
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N. Korea flouts sanctions, earning $200 mln from banned exports: UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - North Korea is flouting UN sanctions by exporting coal, iron, steel and other commodities banned under…
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World powers meet to pressure Syria on chemical attacks
by Valérie Leroux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Diplomats from 29 countries including US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet in…
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Global unemployment down but working poverty rampant: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The global unemployment rate is expected to tick down in 2018, the United Nations said Monday,…
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Greece, Macedonia in new UN bid to solve name dispute
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Greece and Macedonia return to the United Nations on Wednesday seeking…
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War with N. Korea is avoidable: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- A war with North Korea is avoidable, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, urging…
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Palestinian leaders call for suspension of recognition of Israel
by Nasser Abu Bakr and Joe Dyke Agence France-Presse RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Palestinian leaders voted on Monday to call for…
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