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North Korea's Kim leads 'nuclear counterattack' simulation drill

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 11:54 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led 2 days of military drills 'simulating a nuclear counterattack', including the launch of a ballistic missile. Read more »

Gov’t urged to act fast on UN panel’s view on WWII sexual abuse issue in PH

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 06:27 PM

The UN committee called on Manila to provide the sexual abuse survivors full reparation, "including material compensation and an official apology for the continuing discrimination." Read more »

U.N. chief condemns N. Korea's latest ICBM test-launch

Kyodo News
Updated as of Mar 18 07:54 AM

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned North Korea's recent test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in violation of resolutions adopted by the world body's Security Council. Read more »

Kim Jong Un and daughter oversee North Korea's ICBM launch

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 11:24 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter, personally oversaw the recent test-firing of the country's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media images showed Friday. Read more »

Global talks renew on seabed mining with pressure 'to deliver'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 08:31 AM

Global negotiations over how to regulate mining of the seabed jumped to life, facing pressure from a tiny Pacific nation that may soon apply for a contract if talks don't lead to action. Read more »

Green tech boom looms but poor nations risk being eclipsed: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 08:22 PM

The green technology industry could be worth several trillion dollars by 2030 but developing countries will miss out on the boom unless they jump in now, the UN said Thursday. Read more »

PH urged to compensate, apologize to comfort women

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 10:13 AM

The Philippines must provide full reparation and issue an apology to Filipino victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II. Read more »

Gov't to 'study, submit' reply on comfort women issue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 09:53 AM

The government will 'study and submit a written response' to the UN panel that found the Philippines in violation of its obligation to Filipino comfort women. Read more »

Poor states' summit promised just $1.4 billion: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 10:38 AM

Just $1.4 billion in new loans and grants were promised at a UN summit devoted to the world's poorest nations where UN leader Antonio Guterres had appealed for massive aid, officials said. Read more »

UN panel blames PH for failing to support comfort women

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 10:51 PM

A landmark decision by a UN committee blames the Philippine government with failing to aid Filipino women who were sexually abused by Japan's World War Two soldiers. Read more »

N.Korea 'probably' will carry out new nuclear test: US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 03:35 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "probably" will test a nuclear device again in his drive to build a nuclear arsenal that he sees as "the ultimate guarantor" of his rule, a US intelligence report said Wednesday. Read more »

UN: PH failed to provide reparation for WWII 'comfort women'

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 03:27 AM

A United Nations panel focused on women's rights has found that Manila "violated the rights" of Filipinas who suffered sexual abuse by Japanese soldiers in World War II. Read more »

Women first to suffer, last to be heard: UN Security Council hears

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 08 11:29 AM

Women are the primary victims of wars and conflict, yet they remain severely underrepresented at diplomatic negotiations, officials told the UN. Read more »

Gender equality still '300 years away': UN chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 02:23 PM

Global progress on women's rights is 'vanishing before our eyes,' UN boss Antonio Guterres warned. Read more »

Poor countries call for debt revolution at UN summit

Didier Laurias, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 07 08:48 AM

Worn down by growing debt and a barrage of crises, leaders of the world's poorest countries have stepped up calls for the rules governing handouts of billions of dollars to be rewritten. Read more »

Poor nations' leaders unleash anger and despair at UN summit

Tim Witcher, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 06 08:36 AM

Leaders from the world's poorest nations poured out their disappointment and bitterness at a UN summit over the treatment of their countries by richer counterparts. Read more »

Children in quake-hit Syria face 'catastrophic threats': UN

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 03 11:11 AM

In Syria alone, at least 8.8 million people have been affected by the devastating quake, according to the United Nations. Read more »

Remulla asserts PH sovereignty over 'external interference'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 11:55 PM

A blunt warning by the Philippine justice secretary to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Read more »

La Nina ending but warming El Nino may strike soon: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 01:05 AM

Despite La Nina's cooling effect, both 2021 and 2022 were warmer than any year prior to 2015. Read more »

At UN meet, Remulla asserts PH sovereignty over 'external interference'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 10:45 PM

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday made clear before the United Nations Human Rights Council that even as the country is initiating reforms in its justice and correctional system, it will not tolerate “external interference.” Read more »