The Philippines again made its presence felt in the United Nations (UN) with the election this week of Chairman Eugenio A. Insigne of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
In its report to Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo, the Philippine Mission to the UN said Insigne was elected during the 32nd meeting of the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the 2008 Substantive Section of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN.
Ambassador Hilario G. Davide, Jr., Philippine Permanent Representative to the UN, said that with this election Insigne will be among 16 independent experts who will make up the Permanent Forum advisory body to the ECOSOC with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
The Permanent Forum, which was established by ECOSOC resolution 2000/22 on July 28, 2000, is called upon to provide expert advice and recommendations on indigenous issues to the UN system through the Council, raise awareness and promote the integration and coordination of relevant activities within the UN system as well as prepare and disseminate information on indigenous issues.
Davide said Insigne successfully ran against Ambassador Berenado Vunibobo, Permanent Representative of Fiji, to serve the unexpired term of the Asian representative Ms. Xiaomei Qin of China from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
A former government prosecutor and Philippine Congress sectoral representative for indigenous peoples, Insigne was appointed to the NCIP in 2007 and was a member of the Philippine delegation to various UN meetings in New York and Geneva.
Insigne's election followed that of Ambassador Leslie B. Gatan, Philippine Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, who was elected chairman of the preparatory meeting of the Economic and Social Committee of the 15th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement to be held in Tehran later this month. - PNA
In its report to Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo, the Philippine Mission to the UN said Insigne was elected during the 32nd meeting of the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the 2008 Substantive Section of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN.
Ambassador Hilario G. Davide, Jr., Philippine Permanent Representative to the UN, said that with this election Insigne will be among 16 independent experts who will make up the Permanent Forum advisory body to the ECOSOC with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
The Permanent Forum, which was established by ECOSOC resolution 2000/22 on July 28, 2000, is called upon to provide expert advice and recommendations on indigenous issues to the UN system through the Council, raise awareness and promote the integration and coordination of relevant activities within the UN system as well as prepare and disseminate information on indigenous issues.
Davide said Insigne successfully ran against Ambassador Berenado Vunibobo, Permanent Representative of Fiji, to serve the unexpired term of the Asian representative Ms. Xiaomei Qin of China from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
A former government prosecutor and Philippine Congress sectoral representative for indigenous peoples, Insigne was appointed to the NCIP in 2007 and was a member of the Philippine delegation to various UN meetings in New York and Geneva.
Insigne's election followed that of Ambassador Leslie B. Gatan, Philippine Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, who was elected chairman of the preparatory meeting of the Economic and Social Committee of the 15th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement to be held in Tehran later this month. - PNA
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