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'Triple-dip' La Nina could continue into March: UN

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 01 06:01 AM

It is the first triple-dip La Nina of the century and only the third since 1950, the organization said. Read more »

Three-quarters of people over 10 own a mobile phone: UN

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 10:39 PM

The ITU found that mobile phone ownership had grown steadily in recent years, estimating it had risen from under 67 percent in 2019. Read more »

UN special rapporteur Singhateh visits PH

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 11:03 PM

United Nations special rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children Mama Fatima Singhateh is in the Philippines on an official country visit, the first UN special rapporteur since 2015 to be invited to the country. Read more »

UN members urged to monitor human rights situation in the PH

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:39 PM

Human rights organizations on Tuesday urged the United Nations to continue monitoring the situation in the Philippines. Read more »

PH invites 3rd UN special rapporteur to the country

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 11:19 PM

The Philippine government has invited a third United Nations special rapporteur to the country during the universal periodic review of the Philippine human rights situation in Geneva, Switzerland last week. Read more »

UN climate summit adopts 'loss and damage' fund

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 20 12:30 PM

The UN's COP27 climate summit has approved the creation of a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by global warming. Read more »

Brazil's Lula, world leaders bolster UN climate talks

Alvaro Villalobos, Kelly Macnamara and Laurent Thomet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 03:25 PM

UN climate talks got a boost after Brazilian president-elect Lula vowed to fight Amazon deforestation and global leaders reaffirmed key pledges. Read more »

2 UN special rapporteurs to visit Philippines

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 01:33 PM

The CHR has called on government to invite more UN Special Rapporteurs to the Philippines for an independent look into the human rights situation in the country. Read more »

Climate vulnerable nations seek funds, but caught in red tape

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 06:54 AM

As rising temperatures swell seas and threaten the Maldives' corals, the archipelago pinned its hopes on securing climate resilience funding designed to help vulnerable nations. Read more »

Remulla presents reforms to improve PH human rights situation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 10:43 PM

Several rights groups are unimpressed after Philippine justice secretary Jesus Remulla reports on the state of the nation’s justice system to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Read more »

Remulla dismisses red-tagging issue raised at UN: Bayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 02:07 PM

A progressive group said the red-tagging of human rights defenders and journalists may continue to persist under the administration of President Marcos Jr. Read more »

Humanity hits 8 billion mark

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 02:03 PM

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eighth billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations. Read more »

PH report on rights improvement not convincing, UN review shows

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 02:04 PM

The Philippines fell short in convincing the UN Human Rights Council that the human rights situation in the country has drastically improved. Read more »

Climate advocates call for reparation for climate debt

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 03:10 PM

Civil society groups demanded the delivery of adequate and accessible climate finance, the establishment of a loss and damage fund, as well as reparations for the climate debt owed by rich countries to poor and vulnerable countries. Read more »

Marcos wants to see code of conduct approved on S. China Sea

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 08:12 AM

The president on Friday afternoon urged the ASEAN leaders gathered in Cambodia to finalize the code of conduct over the South China Sea. Read more »

COP27: UN climate summit gets underway in Egypt

Khaled Elfiqi, EPA-EFE
Posted at Nov 09 09:37 PM

COP27 runs from November 6 to 18, and is expected to host one of the largest number of participants in the annual global climate conference. Read more »

Dela Rosa lashes back at UNHRC over PH report: 'Wag na silang makialam'

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 05:36 PM

Sen. Bato Dela Rosa called the UNHRC’s latest human rights report as just a repeat of its previous assessments. Read more »

PH delegate calls for bolder climate action in COP27

Jasmine Romero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 09:35 PM

The Philippine delegation to the COP27 vows to 'call for bolder climate action and demand the delivery of what is due for the developing countries'. Read more »

UN body's human rights evaluation of PH 'unfair': Zubiri

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:11 PM

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday said the UNHRC's evaluation of the Philippines' efforts against reported extrajudicial killings and other violations is 'unfair'. Read more »

World population at 8 billion humans -- and still growing

Amélie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 10:40 AM

The United Nations estimates that the global human population will reach eight billion by mid-November, and will continue to grow. Read more »