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United Nations unit conducts assessment of Philippines’ peacekeeping readiness

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) hosted the UN Assessment and Advisory Visit (AAV) to enhance peacekeeping readiness. According to Colonel Xerxes Trinidad, Chief...

UN chief calls for action to mitigate rising temperatures

The UN chief issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as...

PH gets $26.3-m grant from Green Climate Fund

The Philippines has secured a $26.3 million grant for its climate change initiative from the United Nation’s Green Climate Fund (GCF). The grant was specifically...

Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya for travelling ‘without documents’

Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in prison for attempting to travel to Malaysia...

Misunderstanding may lead to ‘nuke annihilation’ — UN

UN head Antonio Guterres warned Monday that a misunderstanding could spark nuclear destruction as the United States, Britain and France urged Russia to stop...

47 dissidents charged in HK

Hong Kong­—Hong Kong police charged dozens of dissidents with subversion on Sunday in the largest use yet of Beijing’s sweeping new national security law,...

Making peace with nature is possible, if we start now

"Our environmental, social and economic challenges are interlinked." By Inger Andersen Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Even amid a pandemic, 2021 can go down as...

UN troops recapture C.African city from rebels

UN peacekeeping troops said they have retaken control of a city in the Central African Republic captured two weeks ago by armed groups waging...

Ethiopian conflict leaves 2.3M kids in urgent need of assistance

The outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left some 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance and thousands more at risk...

New China law a ‘serious risk’ to HK freedoms

China’s national security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city’s freedoms and breaches international legal obligations, UN special rapporteurs on...

Fighting two pandemics hand in hand in Asia and the Pacific

"Ending hunger and poverty amid COVID-19 impacts will require leveraging agricultural technology, innovation and partnerships." Global hunger has been on a regrettable rise in recent...

Angara seeks audit of existing laws, programs for the youth

Senator Juan Edgardo Angara is pushing for a review of the various programs for the country’s youth to see if these have been effective. As...

UN: Record 70.8-million people were displaced at the end of 2018

Geneva"•More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and...

Water for peace

In celebration of United Nation’s World Water Day, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, in partnership with Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc., culminated its Water for...
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