Austria continues to stand with the Philippines against human trafficking by launching a year-long campaign to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation starting this month.
(Photo courtesy of the Austrian Embassy Manila) The Austrian Embassy in Manila will launch the "We Stand As One: Ca
MANILA - The Austrian Embassy in Manila announced on Tuesday a year-long anti-trafficking campaign to show its solidarity with the Philippines in combatting sexual exploitation. The initiative called ''We Stand As One: Campaign Against Human Trafficking'' will bring together the embassy and non-government organization Voice of the Free (VoF) to promote women's and children's rights and combat sexual exploitation in all its forms. The Embassy said this also follows the United Nations 2021 theme for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: ''Victims' Voices Lead the Way''. "Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and its socio-economic impact have exacerbated the existing stark inequalities of children, young girls, and women in many parts of the world and amplified their risk to trafficking, sexual exploitation, and abuse, especially online and as they are exposed to the new vulnerabilities of home-based learning," said Austrian Ambassa
Published March 8, 2021, 5:10 PM
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, March 8, met with foreign ambassadors from Europe to talk about the Philippines’ shared advocacies with their countries in terms of women empowerment and gender equality, as well as the countries’ coronavirus initiatives and diplomatic relations.
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The vice president was the guest of honor of Swiss Ambassador Alain Gaschen for a luncheon he hosted in commemoration of International Women’s Day.
Robredo is the country’s highest-ranking female official.
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“It was a very productive time as we also discussed and shared our Covid-19 Response Initiatives and many other things concerning our shared advocacies and diplomatic relations,” she said in a Facebook post.
Published January 8, 2021, 8:00 AM
Ambassadors send heartfelt greetings to the Filipino people
If only wishes were a cure to these pandemic times! Over the long holiday weekend, while my friend
Agnes Huibonhoa, honorary consul of the Republic of Gambia, and I were exchanging New Year greetings with some ambassadors, particularly those who spent their holidays in the Philippines, we found their consistent portrayal of the Filipino people as resilient, optimistic, hardworking, compassionate, and generous not only heartwarming but also emboldening. While 2020 is over, the times remain uncertain, but we have these winning qualities and we have these allies from around the world, whose heartfelt wishes for more mutual support, solidarity, and cooperation make them true envoys of hope and friendship. Cheers to shared successes in 2021!