OTTAWA — Canada will be dispatching an aviation task force to the troubled West African nation of Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission,...
Following an order from President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine government submitted its letter of withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to United Nations (UN) on...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) made it clear to the Duterte administration its concern over the government’s “consistent questioning of the legitimacy of international human...
The U.N. envoy for sexual violence in conflict who just returned from Iraq said Friday she found “a gross lack” of support for women and girls...
UNITED NATIONS — In his message for the International Women’s Day to be observed on March 8, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “inequality and discrimination...
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) of the United Nations (UN) emphasized the need for all governments to prioritize human rights in its anti-illegal drug operations....
MANILA — United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Agnes Callamard is still welcome to visit the Philippines as a tourist, Malacañang assured Saturday. Presidential Spokesperson...
MANILA – Malacanang does not consider United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Agnes Callamard ‘persona non grata’ despite its opposition for her to investigate the Philippines’drug...
BEIRUT — Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least six people Sunday following...
MANILA — “When I can talk to them, why should I fight? China is willing to talk.” President Rodrigo R. Duterte made this remark noting that the...