Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 3) — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution spearheaded by the Philippines, which recognizes the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s crucial role in the peaceful settlement of international disputes.
“PH spearheaded this campaign, together with core group members Australia, Egypt, Guatemala, Hungary, and Thailand,” said PCA Administrative Council’s acting president and Philippine Ambassador to the Netherlands Eduardo Malaya.
Dated July 21, the resolution invited UNGA members to commemorate the international tribunal on its 125th anniversary. Based in the Netherlands, the PCA was established at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
The measure encouraged member states to support and make use of the PCA’s services \”consistent with international law, in arbitration, conciliation, mediation, commissions of inquiry and other peaceful means of dispute resolution.\”
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