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'Dredging makatutulong para maiwasan ang pagbaha sa Cagayan Valley'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 09:42 PM

Pagpapalalim ng Cagayan River ang isa sa mga nakikitang solusyon para maiwasan ang malawakang pagbaha.  Read more »

UNICEF says to ship 2 billion COVID vaccines to poor nations in 2021

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 23 08:38 AM

Nearly 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped and flown to developing countries next year in a "mammoth operation", the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Monday, as world leaders vowed to ensure the fair distribution of vaccines.   Read more »

PH on ‘list of shame’ for rejecting UN General Assembly condemnation of rights abuses in Iran

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:59 AM

Besides the Philippines, those who voted against the draft resolution were North Korea, Russia, China, Pakistan, India, and Iraq, the list posted by UN Watch showed.  Read more »

Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s nuclear arsenal add to Joe Biden’s list of presidential challenges

Jacob Fromer, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 20 01:47 PM

Analysts are skeptical that a Biden administration will succeed where previous ones, from both political parties, have failed. Pyongyang, meanwhile, has said it will never abandon its nuclear weapons as long as the US remains ‘hostile’ to it Read more »

UN mobilizes P182-million typhoon aid to Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 12:16 AM

MANILA — The United Nations (UN) has mobilized some P182 million worth of aid to provinces in the Philippines severely affected by the rampage of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses.   Read more »

As millions face famine, women at risk as they eat last and least

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 19 04:07 AM

LONDON - With millions on the brink of famine in four nations, women and girls will be hardest hit due to cultural beliefs and COVID-19's economic impacts, the charity CARE said on Wednesday. Read more »

UN chief calls on G20 for bolder, ambitious pandemic response

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 08:36 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called in a letter released Tuesday for G20 leaders, whose summit will be hosted by Saudi Arabia this weekend, to be bolder and more ambitious in their pandemic response. Read more »

UN General Assembly president assails Security Council

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 10:33 AM

UN General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir on Monday criticized the Security Council, saying it was failing to respond to the world's biggest challenges due to "competing interests."   Read more »

UN, partners launch $45.5-M humanitarian plan for 'Rolly' victims in Bicol region

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 09:44 PM

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Philippines on Monday launched a Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan for the needs of the victims of super typhoon Rolly (international name: Goni). Read more »

PH voting for Chinese candidate to Int'l Court of Justice: top diplomat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 11:36 AM

The Philippines is voting for the Chinese candidate to the International Court of Justice, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr said Sunday. Read more »

North Korea tells its people to stop smoking. Can Kim Jong Un quit, too?

Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 05 09:42 PM

orth Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament adopted a law this week introducing smoking bans in public places, such as theaters, schools and hospitals. But the country’s latest anti-smoking campaign, which includes penalties for violators, faces a challenge: North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is a regular smoker.   Read more »

US formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett, Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 09:05 PM

The US formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling an old promise by Trump to withdraw the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change. Read more »

Libya rivals agree on implementation of ceasefire deal: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 08:29 AM

Rival Libyan military officers have agreed on a road map for implementing a ceasefire deal reached last month, UN acting envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams said Tuesday.  Read more »

North Korea building 2 submarines, one capable of firing ballistic missiles, says lawmaker

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 03 07:16 PM

North Korea has been subject to U.N. Security Council sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Read more »

UN hails 'progress' as military rivals meet in Libya

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 08:10 AM

Rival Libyan military officers began talks Monday on home soil for the first time following a ceasefire agreement last month, discussing implementation of the deal.   Read more »

Iran has begun construction at nuclear site, satellite photos show

South China Morning Post by the Associated Press
Posted at Oct 29 12:37 PM

A United Nations agency says Tehran is building underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant after the last one exploded in a reported sabotage attack. Images show new or regraded road to Natanz nuclear facility, with vehicles and what appears to be construction equipment at site. Read more »

UN, World Bank urge schools to remain open amid pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 09:30 AM

The UN and World Bank pleaded in a new report Wednesday for schools to remain open despite Covid-19 risks, highlighting the damage the pandemic has inflicted on children's education, especially in poor nations.    Read more »

UN mobilizes P1.4 billion worth of aid for PH coronavirus fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 12:45 PM

The United Nations in the Philippines said Wednesday it has mobilized some P1.4 billion worth of COVID-19 response through 20 of its agencies. Read more »

UN scraps in-person meetings after COVID-19 outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 08:12 AM

All in-person meetings at the UN were cancelled Tuesday for the rest of the week after a member state reported five staffers had tested positive for the coronavirus.   Read more »

Used car exports drives pollution to developing world: UN

Taimaz Szirniks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 04:48 AM

PARIS - Getting rid of old cars is helping clean the skies over developing nations, but many clunkers are ending up in developing countries where they are add significantly to air pollution, a UN report warns. Read more »