UN Headquarters, New York
September 20, 2022

Following his participation to the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level General Debate, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Headquarters in New York.

In his departure statement on 18 September 2022 in Manila, the President shared that the agenda of his meeting with the UN Secretary General include opportunities for stronger cooperation in food security, agriculture, renewable energy and climate change, which are among the key priorities of his Administration.

The Philippines is one of the original 51 charter members that created the United Nations in 1945. For decades, the UN has been a partner of the Government of the Philippines in bringing normative policy support, technical assistance and advocacy, and the ability to convene and mobilize stakeholders across the political spectrum to support the country’s development agenda.

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