'We do not accept narratives depicting the South China Sea as a theater of major power rivalry because they all ignore what is an essential truth: all states in this region have a right to determine their own destiny and secure their own future,' Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo...
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The UN has held itself as the platform and pathway to address international peace and security. It serves as the ground for states to find convergence amidst crises and conflict. It offers response and relief, hope and humanity. At the same time, we must complete the unfinished business of eliminating weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear arms. A treaty on fissile material production is long overdue.The UN development system has accomplished much, but it requires greater coherence and efficiency with full respect for States ’priorities and ownership.
Within our means, the Philippines supports agile response systems to humanitarian emergencies through the Central Emergency Response Fund, the UN Relief and Works Agency and the World Health Organization Contingency Fund for Emergencies. The Philippines ’acute climate vulnerability makes us one of staunchest proponents for strengthening climate and disaster risk resilience.
We are convinced that legal clarity on the duties and responsibilities of States under international law with respect to environmental protection and climate change, will foster solidarity on global climate action. Now sixty years old, the Group of 77 continues to advocate for a fairer, more inclusive, global economic order. We thus hope that the Second World Summit for Social Development and the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development will catalyze strategic action for narrowing global inequalities.
International and inter-generational solidarity make our societies more humane and empowering. We welcome the Declaration on Future Generations and we support a binding convention on the rights of older persons. The International Court of Justice, as a principal organ of the UN, together with other international judicial and legal bodies, advances the rule of law. They uphold the primacy of resolving international disputes by peaceful means, not by the threat or use of force.
Despite irresponsible and dangerous actions against our legitimate activities within our own waters and Exclusive Economic Zone, the Philippines remains committed to diplomacy and other peaceful means to settle disputes.
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