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Bahagi ng UN Avenue sa Maynila, isinara sa motorista

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 09:30 AM

MAYNILA - Sarado ang bahagi ng United Nations Avenue sa Maynila ngayong Miyerkoles dahil sa 120th founding anniversary ng Manila Police District. Read more »

Edukasyon dapat ilagay sa sentro ng COVID-19 recovery: UNESCO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:57 PM

Dapat pahalagahan ang edukasyon pagdating sa pag-recover ng mga bansa mula sa COVID-19 pandemic, sabi ngayong Lunes ng United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Read more »

Vietnam steps up 'chilling' crackdown on dissent ahead of key Communist Party congress

James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:51 PM

The crackdown has left some international human rights groups and lawmakers questioning whether Vietnam has breached the spirit of trade agreements with Western countries - accords that have helped propel the country to a position of economic strength in Southeast Asia.   Read more »

DOJ finishes ‘first partial report’ on drug war review; CHR laments it wasn't asked to take part

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 08:12 PM

The Department of Justice has completed an initial report in its review on the killing of thousands of drug suspects in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. The Commission of Human Rights welcomed the development but expressed concern over the lack of transparency and of its involvement in the review. Read more »

Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader

Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 05:42 AM

GENEVA - Russia and China have opposed a candidate from Fiji seen as a staunch human rights defender to lead the top UN rights body, diplomats and observers say, creating a deadlock just as Washington may seek to rejoin the forum it quit in 2018. Read more »

At least 13 dead as suicide bomber, gunmen attack town in Cameroon: UN

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 04:20 AM

YAOUNDE, Cameroon - At least 13 people including children died when a suicide bomber blew herself in a crowd that was fleeing an armed attack in northern Cameroon on Friday, a U.N. security report said. Read more »

WHO lists Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

ABS-CBN News and John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 11:27 AM

The World Health Organization on Thursday listed Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a move seeking to speed access in the developing world. Read more »

UNICEF: Refrain from bullying daughter of cop in Tarlac twin slay

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 04:21 PM

UNICEF called on the public to refrain from spreading photos and videos of the daughter of a policeman who shot dead an unarmed woman and her son in Tarlac province. Read more »

Humanitarian groups call for stronger social protection systems amid COVID-19 pandemic

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 06:49 PM

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNICEF have expressed readiness to support the government, stressing the importance of strengthening social protection systems in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

International Migrants Day: Reimagining Human Mobility

Gustavo Gonzalez and Kristin Dadey
Posted at Dec 18 11:39 AM

Read the UN's message honoring OFWs in commemoration of International Migrants Day Read more »

UNICEF backs proposal to resume physical classes in PH

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 09:48 PM

The United Nations Children’s Fund in the Philippines said Thursday it supports government’s plans to hold dry runs of in-person classes in areas with low risk of COVID-19 infection. Read more »

World urged to move on 'climate emergency' after pandemic

Jitendra Joshi and Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 09:07 AM

The United Nations on Saturday urged leaders to declare a global climate emergency and shape greener growth after the coronavirus pandemic, as nations took gloomy stock five years since the landmark Paris Agreement. Read more »

UN raises $370 million for 2021 emergency fund

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 01:17 PM

The United Nations announced Tuesday it has raised more than $370 million for its emergency fund to help respond to crises in 2021.   Read more »

UN warns 2021 shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 05 07:18 AM

NEW YORK - Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must not trample poor countries in a "stampede for vaccines" to combat the coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials told the 193-member UN General Assembly on Friday. Read more »

Duterte reiterates call for universal access to COVID-19 vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 01:19 AM

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte renews his call for universal access to COVID-19 vaccines. That's as the country's health secretary notes the availability of the drugs depends on the supply of manufacturers. Read more »

DDB chief: Marijuana only for medical, not recreational use in PH

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 10:31 PM

MANILA — A Philippine official on Friday said marijuana is limited for medical use in the country, and warned the public that using it for recreational purposes is still illegal.  Read more »

Karen Ibasco part of virtual audience during UN secretary-general's speech

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 03:36 PM

The Miss Earth 2017 titleholder said she is "so honored to be chosen" to virtually join the event, which was held at Columbia University in New York City. Read more »

Duterte, nanawagan ng pagtutulungan ng UN para malagpasan ang COVID-19 pandemic

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 06:58 PM

MAYNILA -Nanawagan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa ibang mga bansa na magtulong-tulong at maghanap ng paraang makatutulong sa lahat ng tao sa pagtugon sa pandemyang dulot ng COVID-19. Read more »

Duterte sa UN: Terorismo kailangan pa rin labanan sa gitna ng pandemya

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 04:56 AM

MAYNILA - Kailangan ding tugunan ng mundo ang mga banta sa kapayapaan at seguridad na pinalala ng COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

UN chief warns of long road ahead after vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 11:39 PM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the world could be fighting the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic for decades to come even if vaccines are quickly approved. Read more »