25 January 2016 - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) convened the Multilateral Posts Consultation Meeting (MPCM) on January 18 and 19, 2016 to synergize efforts to amplify the Philippine agenda and reinforce national priorities in the country’s regional and global engagements.

The consultations among the heads of Philippine missions to multilateral organizations based in Bangkok, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, Jakarta, London, Nairobi, New York, Rome, The Hague and Vienna also discussed the way forward for the Philippines with respect to new UN frameworks, primarily the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the World Humanitarian Summit and the Financing for Development Action Agenda. The discussions also emphasized Philippine foreign policy priorities related to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Integration, the 2017 Philippine ASEAN Chairmanship, and the country’s engagements with the European Union, and with other regional and international organizations. END