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Wala nang gutom, target ng UN sa 2030

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 02:44 AM

Zero hunger o wala nang magugutom sa buong mundo. 'Yan ang target ng Food and Agriculture Organization ng UN pagdating ng taong 2030. Read more »

5 terribly easy ways to do your part for World Food Day

Monique F. Suzara
Posted at Oct 15 11:38 PM

Donating money isn’t the only way we can help make a difference during World Food Day. Here are 5 simple steps that only require your time and, well, compassion to win against global hunger—and posting a status on Facebook isn't even one of them Read more »

UN council seat proof that PH respects human rights, Palace says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 05:39 PM

UN member-states voted for the Philippines because they recognized illegal drugs as a global problem, Malacañang said in a statement on Saturday. Read more »

PH reelection to UN Human Rights Council a ‘big irony’: Alejano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 05:26 PM

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said the country's reelection was a "blatant disrespect to the families of the victims of human rights violations." Read more »

Philippines wins seat in UN Human Rights Council

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 05:06 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) The Philippines on Friday won a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council despite strong opposition from an international human rights group, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Read more »

Group says PH should be kept off UN council; Palace defends rights record

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 07:47 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday defended the Duterte administration’s human rights track record after the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said member countries of the United Nations should oppose the Philippines' candidacy for the Human Rights Council (HRC). Read more »

'I said yes': Teddy Boy Locsin, Jr. is next DFA secretary

Jojo Malig, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 07:18 AM

(UPDATED) Permanent Representative to the United Nations Teddy Boy Locsin, Jr. early Friday said he accepted his appointment as the next Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary. Read more »

HRW opposes UN Human Rights Council seat for Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 01:51 AM

Human Rights Watch on Thursday opposed the candidacy of the Philippines for a seat in the United Nations Human Rights Council. Read more »

Pagpapababa ng edad ng pananagutan, inalmahan ng Unicef

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 02:36 AM

Inalmahan ng United Nations Children's Fund at iba pang child rights advocate ang panukalang ibaba ang minimum age of criminal liability.  Read more »

US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley quits

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 10 12:01 AM

WASHINGTON (UPDATED) - The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, is resigning "to take a little time off" and will leave at the end of the year, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. Read more »

US withdraws from international accords, says UN world court 'politicized'

Roberta Rampton, Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie van den Berg, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 07:24 AM

The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled out of 2 international agreements after Iran and the Palestinians complained to the International Court of Justice about US policies, the latest withdrawal by Washington from multilateral accords.   Read more »

Philippines tells UN: Rights of citizens, law enforcers over rights of criminals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 10:01 AM

MANILA - If forced to, the Philippines will protect the rights of its law-abiding citizens and law enforcers over drug lords and criminals who are out to "kill and destroy," Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano told the United Nations (UN) on Sunday. Read more »

Philippines moves human rights probe on climate change to New York

Sebastien Malo, Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 06:39 AM

NEW YORK - A Philippine human rights commission opened hearings in New York on Thursday into whether oil companies violate human rights by causing climate change, hoping to attract the attention of world leaders meeting at the United Nations. Read more »

Averting trade war, Japan and US agree to seek pact

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 11:48 AM

Japan agreed Wednesday to negotiate a trade pact with the United States, easing fears that President Donald Trump would zero in on the US ally for his next tariff offensive. Read more »

Trump: UN wasn't 'laughing at me'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 08:16 AM

NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump says the United Nations wasn't laughing at him when he boasted about his government's successes during a speech to world diplomats. They were just sharing a "good time." Read more »

Trump claims China trying to meddle in US elections

Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 01:07 AM

"China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election, coming up in November. Against my administration," Trump told a UN Security Council meeting. Read more »

WATCH: Trump draws laughter in UN summit

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 26 07:51 AM

With the laughter audible, Trump smiled and said, "I didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay." Read more »

Trump criticizes Iran as 'corrupt dictatorship' in U.N. speech

Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 12:21 AM

NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump blasted Iran on Tuesday as a "corrupt dictatorship" that is plundering its people to pay for aggression abroad, using his speech to the United Nations General Assembly to threaten more sanctions against Tehran. Read more »

UN chief warns leaders of 'increasingly chaotic' world order

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 11:27 PM

UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned leaders on Tuesday that world order is "increasingly chaotic," trust is at breaking point and shifts in the balance of power may increase the risk of confrontation, though he did not lay blame. Read more »

Global goal to end poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met, World Bank says

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 19 10:14 PM

The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day has fallen to record low of about 655 million - or 9 percent of the world's population - but a global target of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Read more »