Marcos names four new ambassadors, envoy to UN
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed a new batch of government officials, including four new ambassadors and an envoy to the United Nations, according to Malacañang.
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House OKs bill declaring February 7 as National Religious Freedom Appreciation Day
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposal declaring February 7 of every year as National Religious Freedom Appreciation Day.
Global cocaine supply hits record levels: UN drug agency
Coca cultivation hit a record high by soaring 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, a UN report showed Thursday, amid new cocaine trafficking hubs emerging in southeastern Europe and Africa.
‘Bittersweet story’: joy, pain of nations casting off UN poorest tag
There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world’s poorest countries, while others still have a mountain to climb.
Turkey quake damage estimated to exceed $100B: UN
Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Remulla’s message to UN rights body: Respect sovereignty
After the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to resume investigation into the drug war killings in the Philippines, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla is set to ask the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) to respect the country’s sovereignty.
Ukraine first lady urges UN to create tribunal for Russian ‘crimes’
Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska urged the United Nations Wednesday to establish a special tribunal to try Russia for crimes of aggression to ensure Moscow’s invasion “never will be repeated” anywhere.
UN says AI poses ‘serious risk’ for human rights
The United Nations rights chief on Saturday warned that recent advances in artificial intelligence posed a grave threat to human rights and called for safeguards to prevent violations.
UN special rapporteur on EJKs Tidball-Binz to return to PH this year
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz will be back in the Philippines within the year.
UN special rapporteur on EJKs Tidball-Binz coming to PH in February
Justice Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV said United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz will be in the Philippines in February.
