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Cuba Ambassador Meets with UNESCO Deputy Director General for Education
FRANCE, January 24, 2012.- The Cuban Ambassador to UNESCO, María de los Ángeles Florez, met with Qian Tang, Deputy Director General for Education, who confirmed his attendance to University 2012, following an invitation by the Cuban Minister of Higher Education, Miguel Díaz Canel. More...
UNESCO´s Deputy Director General to Visit Cuba
HAVANA, January 23, 2012.- Qian Tang, Deputy Director General of UNESCO for the Education, will visit our country invited by the Ministry of Higher Education to participate at the University 2012 Congress. More...
Geneva, January 20, 2012
Madame Chair,
The first meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) this year begins with several cases pending of implementation of the recommendations and resolutions adopted by the DSB, as reflected in the annual report published by the Secretariat last November 17. In particular, the United States closed the year 2011 with the failure to comply with six disputes already settled by this Body. More...
UNESCO Director General Sends Congratulatory Message to the authorities and people of Cuba
HAVANA, January, 4, 2012.- UNESCO Director General sent a congratulatory message to the authorities and people of Cuba, forwarded by the Deputy Director General for Foreign Affairs and Public Information, Sr. Eric Falt, for the celebration of January 1st, Cuba´s national holiday. More...
My delegation has carefully studied the proposed budget of the Secretary-General for the next biennium for special political missions, as well as the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. More...
NETHERLANDS, December 9, 2011.- The Ambassador of Cuba Zelmys Maria Domínguez Cortina delivered a speech on behalf of the Member States of the NAM that are States Parties to the Convention on Chemical Weapons and China, on 28 November, in the Hague, Netherlands, during the 16 Conference of States Parties of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons. More...
Rejection against Maneuvers around Kyoto Protocol in Durban
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, November 30, 2011.- Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador and other countries on Wednesday rejected pressures from industrialized nations to enjoy the carbon market, even when it blocks a second period for the commitments of the Kyoto Protocol. More...
Mr. President,
First and foremost, allow me to stress the importance of this High-level Meeting. Desertification is a global problem directly threatening over 250 million people and one third of the world’s land surface. Nearly 4 billion hectares of farmlands have lost their productive capacity. The survival of virtually one billion people in more than a hundred countries, who depend on farmlands to meet most of their basic needs, is at risk. They are usually the poorest of the planet. More...
UNICEF Highlights Cuba´s Protection to Children´s Rights
HAVANA, November 21, 2011.- UNICEF representative in Havana, José Juan Ortiz, highlighted Cuba´s political will to protect children which as an example to the world.
The official explained to the press that since the Revolution in 1959, the Cuban State dedicated efforts to the development of children, even before the United Nations General Assembly adopted he Convention on the Children Rights, on November 20, 1989. More...
Online Debate on Climate Changes Celebrated
HAVANA, November 18, 2011.- The online debate “Science and politics in the future of climate negotiations towards Durban” was held this morning at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with participation from all over the world. More...
Cuba Denounces Double Standard on Disarmament
GENEVA, November 16, 2011.- The Cuban delegation to the Fourth Review Conference of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons, intervened at the general debate to ratify Cuba´s willingness to collaborate with the Disarmament and the International Humanitarian Right. More...
UNESCO General Conference concludes with Appeal to its Director General to Safe the Organization
PARIS, November 11, 2011.- The XXXVI General Conference of UNESCO ended yesterday night with a strong appeal to its Director General to safe the Organization amid the serious financial crisis affecting this UN organism after the United States decided to cut its financial funding. More...
Dear Director General,
Dear President of the General Conference,
The world is outraged. People rebel against the injustices and empty promises. They are indignant by the accumulated frustrations and lack of hope. They rebel against a devastating system that no longer can continue deceiving with a fake human face. More...
Cuba Reelected Member of UNESCO Executive Board
HAVANA, Cuba, November 2, 2011.- The Cuban ambassador to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Maria de los Angeles Florez, announced Wednesday the reelection of Cuba as member of the Executive Board of the international entity. More...
Director of UNESCO Highlights Cuba´s Literacy Method
FRANCE, October 28, 2011.- The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, highlighted the importance and value of the Cuban literacy method “Yes, I can” at a meeting with Cuban Minister of Higher Education, Miguel Díaz Canel. More...
Mrs. Chairwoman,
The status report number 107 on the implementation of the DSB’S recommendations and rulings with regard to “Article 211 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998”, which the United States just presented, has kept invariable since 2002. The only noticeable change –this year from February on– limits even more the exercise of openness and accountability that should characterize the regular sessions of this Body. It has been removed the single paragraph that, although brief and repetitive, marked the sessions of the U.S. Legislatures of the Congress in which the alleged legislative proposals were supposed to be tackled to comply with the DSB ruling on this dispute. More...
Cuba Method “Yo Si Puedo” Highlighted by Belarus at UNESCO Executive Council
FRANCE, September 28, 2011.- During the 187 meeting of the Executive Council of UNESCO, Belarus representative highlighted the Cuban method “Yo si Puedo” stating it constitutes a clear example of cooperation South-South, something that other countries can do to eradicate illiteracy. More...
Workshop “Cultural Heritage and Afro Descendant Communities in Latin America” Celebrated in Havana
HAVANA, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011.- Last September 20, 2011, the Workshop “Cultural Heritage and afro descendant communities in Latin America” was inaugurated at the San Geronimo University in Havana. More...
UNICEF: Cuba is the only country in Latin America without child malnutrition
HAVANA, September 21, 2011.- The last report of United Nations Children´s Fund (UNICEF) entitled Child Development, a Balance on Nutrition, determined there are 146 million children 5 year of age or less with grave malnutrition problems. More...
Cuba´s labor as President of UN Disarmament Conference Highlighted
GENEVA, September 19, 2011.- With the adoption of the report about the work of the Disarmament Conference during 2011, Cuba ended its presidency of said multilateral organization. More...
Cuba Demands US Lifting of Blockade, Requests Support
HAVANA, Cuba, September 14, 2011. - Cuba demanded on Wednesday the lifting of the US blockade and requested support from the international community to the draft resolution on the issue that will be subject to vote at the UN in October. More...
Cuba Seeks to Revitalize World Disarmament Conference
CUBA, August 30, 2011.- Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno has affirmed that Cuba wants to revitalize the United Nations World Disarmament Conference to prevent a climate disaster that would be caused by a nuclear conflict. More...
Cuba Statement at First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Human Right To Water and Sanitation
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benitez Verson, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of Cuba to the United Nations, at the General Assembly Plenary Meeting, on the First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Human Right To Water and Sanitation. New York, 27 July 2011.New York, 27 July 2011.
Mr. President,
Cuba welcomes the participation in this debate of the dear comrade Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. We fully associate ourselves with his statement and we thank him for the leadership of his country in matters of highest importance for the international community, as the one we discuss today. More...
Mr. President,
Cuba reaffirms the importance of promote multilateralism, as the core principle of negotiations in the area of disarmament.
Multilaterally agreed solutions, in accordance with the UN Charter, provide the only sustainable method of addressing disarmament and international security issues. More...
Cuba addresses the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Youth
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of Cuba to the United Nations, at the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Youth. New York, 26 July 2011
Mr. President,
When we meet to address the topic of youth, we meet to talk about the future of humankind and the planet.
But youth is not only the future; they are also the present. That is why we must act without further delay to face the serious problems and challenges faced by the global youth. More...
New York, 26 July 2011
Mr. President,
Cuba associates itself with the statement by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The situation in the Middle East, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, remains alarming. More...
Mr. President,
Climate change is undoubtedly one of the most serious and imminent dangers faced by humankind for its survival.
Paradoxically, the States most affected and in the worst conditions to adapt to the negative consequences of climate change, mainly the small island developing States and the African nations, are the less responsible for the problem. More...
Cuba Reiterates at UNGA Interactive Debate Outstanding Questions on RTP
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba, at the UNGA Interactive Debate on the Responsibility to Protect, 1 July 2011. More...
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benitez Verson, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba, at the General Assembly Thematic Debate on Global Governance. New York, 28 June 2011.
Mr. President,
The delegation of Cuba deems necessary to emphasize some aspects we consider to be key in the context of Global Governance:
1. Never before, the world was so unequal and inequalities so deep. Common challenges are serious and numerous. The current global order is unsustainable. The myth of a market able to correct its own financial flaws by itself vanished a long time ago. In order to survive, the human society will have to reorganize itself. More...
Statement by Ambassador Pedro Nuñez Mosquera, Permanent Representative of Cuba, to the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, on the item: the Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). New York, 21 June 2011.
Mr. Chairman,
On behalf of the Cuban delegation, I would like to welcome the participation in this session of H.E. Mr. Héctor Timerman, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the sister nation of the Argentine Republic, and his accompanying delegation. More...
Mr. Chairman,
On behalf of Cuba, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I have the honor to present to the Special Committee the draft resolution on the question of Puerto Rico contained in document A/AC.109/2011/L.6. More...
Cuba Achieves Improvements in Human Development Report
CUBA, 20 June 2011.- The decision of putting into practice a proposal made by Cuba aimed at improving the quality, credibility, precision and transparency of the Human Development Report (HDR), was welcomed by the island. More...
Mr. Chairman,
For 40 years, the people of Western Sahara have fought for its right to self-determination, a right that has been enshrined in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV). More...
Importance of the Non Aligned Movement
By Néstor Núñez
The Movement of Non Aligned Nations has commemorated half a century of
existence. More...
The delegation of Cuba acknowledges the ongoing efforts of UNESCO Communication and Information Sector to follow-up the 185th Executive Board meeting’s call with regard to the reflection on the Internet and in this context, would like to thank Professor Dutton for his presentation at the launching of the publication “Freedom of Connection-Freedom of Expression: The Changing Legal and Regulatory Ecology Shaping Internet”. More...
Non-Aligned Movement Recognizes Palestine, Promotes UN Membership
By Ed Newman
INDONESIA, May 26, 2011.- The Palestine Committee of the Movement of Non-Aligned Nations has decided to implement a plan of action to recognize Palestine as a State and promote its membership in the United Nations. More...
NAM: Lat Am, Caribbean Defend Multilateralism
CUBA, 26 May 2011.- Latin America and the Caribbean insisted on Wednesday on the need to achieve a world order based on multilateralism and respect for the principles of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of states. More...
By Lourdes chang
INDONESIA, May 24, 2011.- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is preparing to condemn terrorism in any shape, according to excerpts of the project of the final declaration of its 16th Ministerial Meeting. More...
NAM Meeting Backs Up Cuban Proposal against Disarmament
CUBA, May 23, 2011.- The 16th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), underway since Monday in Bali, Indonesia, passed a proposal by Cuba for putting into practice actions against nuclear disarmament. More...
WHO, NAM Ministers Talk in Geneva
By Estela McCollin
GINEBRA, May 20, 2011.- Some 100 health ministers of the Non Aligned Movement held talks with Margaret Chang, director general of the World Health Organization, during the WHO's 64th General Assembly. More...
Mr. Chairman,
For too long, the voice of indigenous peoples was silenced at the international level by the darkness of intolerance and oblivion.
When in the 1920s, Native Americans addressed the League of Nations, they were received with indifference. The same situation continued for many years, even after the creation of the United Nations Organization. More...
Cuba Advocates People’s Right to Health Care at International Forum
By Juan Leandro
CUBA, May 18, 2011.- Cuba’s deputy minister of Public Health, José Angel Portal, said that the Caribbean nation advocates the preservation of health as a basic right of all human beings and denounced that many people have limited access to health care services at the 64th General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) held in Geneva. More...
Cuba in Geneva: Health is a Basic Human Right
By Ileana Ferrer Fonte
GENEVA, May 18, 2011.- Cuba on Wednesday defended health care as a basic human right and expressed concern for the financial, food, energy and environmental crisis gripping the world.More...
Cuba echoed its position in the war against terrorism
By Juan Leandro
CUBA, May 17th (ACN-RHC) Cuba reiterated its position to cooperate with any country, even the U.S. in preventing and confronting international terrorism, with mutual respect and sovereignty. When speaking at a UN session, Cuban permanent representative at the United Nations, Pedro Nuñez, ratified the Cuban repudiation to all terrorist acts, methods and practices. More...
Cuba at UN Reiterates Willingness to Combat Terrorism
UNITED NATIONS, May 16, 2011.- Cuba at the UN reiterated its willingness to cooperate with any country, including the United States, in preventing and fighting international terrorism, on the basis of mutual respect and sovereign equality. More...
Mr. Chairman,
On behalf of the Cuban delegation, I congratulate you and the rest of the Bureau on your election.
Cuba fully supports the statement by Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and Chile on behalf of the Rio Group. More...
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR RODOLFO BENÍTEZ VERSON, DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CUBA, AT THE CLOSING SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS DISARMAMENT COMMISSION. New York, 21 April 2011.
Mr. Chairman,
We fully support the statement by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Cuba regrets that the Disarmament Commission, for the twelfth consecutive time, has concluded again their works without the adoption of substantive recommendations.
Mr. President,
Cuba supports the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. More...
Cuba Reiterates at the UN Stance in Favor of Nuclear Disarmament
CUBA, April 21, 2011.- Cuba presented at the UN the initiative of an International Convention that allows for the elimination of nuclear weapons in a period no longer than 25 years and forbids them for good. More...
Cuba Advocates the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
CUBA, 6 April 2011.- Cuba’s Representative to the United Nations said in New York nuclear weapons must be completely eliminated and that the international organization should give more priority to disarmament. More...
Mr. Chairman,
On behalf of the Cuban delegation, I congratulate you and the rest of the Bureau on your election to lead the work of this session of the Disarmament Commission.
Cuba fully supports the statements by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and by Chile on behalf of the Rio Group. More...
Actions aimed at imposing the treatment of the so-called Responsibility to Protect to the Human Rights Council are counterproductive and would only serve the interests of those supporting the confrontation, political manipulation and even military aggression. More...
G-77 Members and China Extol Cuba’s Leadership
CUBA, March 17, 2011.- Members of the Group of 77 and China recognized Cuba’s work as president of the coalition in the ceremony for the transfer of power held Thursday in Geneva. More...
FAO Representative Praises Food Security in Cuba
CUBA, March 10, 2011.- The representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Cuba, Brazilian Marcio Porto, said that the Cuban State guarantees and promotes efforts to strengthen sustainable food security to its people. More...
Press release on the occasion of the International Women’s Day
Women in the face of current challenges
Today, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Cuba reiterates its firm commitment to the full participation of women in all realms of society. More...
Cuba Defends UN General Assembly’s Role as Main Forum to Discuss Economic and Financial Matters
CUBA, March 5, 2011.- Cuba defended the role of the UN General Assembly as the main international forum to discuss economic and financial issues. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Cuba reiterates its appreciation for the efforts made by you and all delegations, motivated by the objective of achieving a legally-binding instrument that shall be focused on preventing and combating illicit arms trade. More...
Mr. Chairman,
There have been three days of discussions on three basic components of a potential future Arms Trade Treaty: Scope, Criteria and Parameters, and International Cooperation and Assistance.
Our exchanges of ideas have clearly shown there are many important different positions among delegations. More...
Cuba Laments that Advances for Increased Equality Do Not Meet International Expectations
CUBA, March 3rd, 2011.- Cuban representative expressed appreciation for the International Year of Afro-Descendants before the Human Rights council of the United Nations, but also lamented the advances are far from the expectations established at the Durban Conference ten years ago. More...
Mr. Chairman,
First and foremost, I would like to reiterate that, as we expressed yesterday, Cuba believes the Criteria and Parameters of the Future Arms Trade Treaty are closely related to the rest of the Treaty’s provisions. Therefore, it is very difficult to reach separate conclusions on the issue of Criteria and Parameters. We hope that we may be able to review, in a timely manner, the various aspects of the Treaty in their actual interaction. More...
UNESCO Recognizes Cuba’s Efforts on the Education Sector
CUBA, March 1st, 20111.- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized Cuba’s efforts to prioritize the education sector. More...
Mr. Chairman,
First and foremost, allow me to express Cuba’s satisfaction at having you again as Chairman of this Preparatory Committee.
We appreciate your efforts in the drafting of the three working papers that have been informally sent to us some days ago. More...
Cuba Named Vice President of UN Decolonization Committee
CUBA, February 24th, 2011.- Cuba was elected Thursday vice president of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, also known as the Committee of the 24, exclusively in charge of promoting a decolonization agenda. More...
Madam Chairman,
Cuba associates itself with the statements made at this debate by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and by the representative of Chile on behalf of the Rio Group.
We thank the Secretary-General for the presentation of the Report contained in document A/65/680 and its supplemental matrix contained in document A/65/680/Add.1. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Disasters are on the rise at the global level. Due to the concern of the international community in the face of this reality, the 1990s was designated as the “International Decade for Natural Disasters Reduction”. We have no choice but to go from the simple response to these disasters to their reduction. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Allow me to congratulate you and the rest of the Bureau, and to express our support to the statements by Yemen on behalf of the G-77, as well as by Chile on behalf of the Rio Group. More...
United Nations to Assist Cuba in Preserving Agricultural Biodiversity
CUBA, February 7th, 2011.- Experts from the United Nations are presenting a project to contribute to the preservation of agricultural biodiversity in the six Cuban Biosphere Reserves. The project is being presented today in Havana. One of the goals of the meeting at the Hotel Chateau Miramar is to offer technical-scientific support to guarantee the preservation and the sustainable use of traditional genetic resources of the Cuban heritage. More...
Director General of UNESCO Sends Congratulations to Alicia Alonso
CUBA, February 7th, 2011.- The Director General of the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Bulgarian Irina Bokova sent a congratulations message to prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso for her 90 birthday and her work as an artist and founder of the Cuban National Ballet. More...
UN Approves Cuban Human Development Report Proposal
UNITED NATIONS, February 4 TH, 2011.- The United Nations today approved a proposal by Cuba to improve the quality, credibility, accuracy and transparency of the Human Development Report (HDR), which prepares the agenda of the UN Development Program (UNDP). More...
UNDP-UNFPA adopts important decision on the Human Development Report
Press release
Yesterday, the UNDP-UNFPA Executive Board adopted by consensus an important Decision, proposed by Cuba, concerning the Human Development Report (HDR) that is prepared under the mandate of the United Nations Development Programme. More...
Draft decision on the human development report
Item -------------------------- Human Development Report
2011
The Executive Board,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 57/264 on the Human Development Report;
Also recalling General Assembly resolution 62/208 on the triennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system. More...
UN Expert Lauds Human Development in Cuba
CUBA, January 31st, 2011.- Susan Scheegans, expert with the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), asserted on Monday in this capital that human development in Cuba is commendable and deserves a study of special interest. More...
Cuba Accuses U.S. of Violating Trade Norms
CUBA, January 29th, 2011.- Cuba and other 12 delegations including the European Union bloc called upon the United States to comply with the resolutions and recommendations made by the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO). More...
Statement of Ambassador María de los Angeles Flórez, Permanent Delegate of Cuba to UNESCO
Symposium on Freedom of Expression (26th January 2011)
Cuba is astonished by the invitation of Reporters Without Borders to speak about the Status of Press Freedom Worldwide at UNESCO House. More...
We have known with surprise and no little displeasure the hasty call for January 26th, 2011 of what has been termed "International Symposium on Freedom of Expression" that under the auspices and financing of the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO and the Government of that country, is organized by UNESCO in its Paris Headquarters. More...
UNESCO Regional Office to be Awarded in Cuba
CUBA, January 10th, 2011.- The UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean was awarded the Fernando Ortiz award by the foundation of the same name, which preserves the legacy of the late Cuban anthropologist. More...
Cuba’s contribution on Measuring the impact of ICT for Development.
The development of the Information and communications technologies provides tremendous opportunities, but also significant challenges to developing countries. More...
Second International Colloquium José Martí: FOR A CULTURE OF NATURE
SECOND CALLING / MARCH 2009
The Second International Colloquium José Martí: FOR A CULTURE OF NATURE will be celebrated at the International Conference Center of Havana on June 9-11, 2010 and has as central purpose to reiterate in an urgent way the need to study in depth themes that are essential to the survival of the Planet, favoring the welfare of mankind, preserving the environment and contributing to a sustainable peace, progress and development. More...
Mr. President,
In relation to draft resolution on “Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions” that has been adopted some minutes ago, my delegation wishes to make the following statemen. More...
Cuba Calls on United Nations to Listen to Demands from Youth of the World
CUBA, 22th, December 2010.- Cuba called on the international community before the United Nations to listen to the demands of the world youth movement to work towards achieving a nuclear-free planet. More...
World Festival of Youth and Students for a better world
PRESS RELEASE
The 17th World Festival of Youth and Students has just concluded in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, and gathered more than 15 thousand youths from all over the world who fight to change the reality they live in and continue to commit themselves to a more just, human and equitable better world. More...
Mr. Chairman,
We have reviewed the brief status report submitted by the United States of America about this dispute and we see that it is exactly the same presented in January 2010. Nothing has changed with the course of this year, as nothing has happened in nearly a decade we have been forced to denounce the disdain of the world’s largest economy to the international law. More...
Mr. Chairman,
My delegation thanks Controller Mr. Jun Yamazaki and the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, Mrs. Susan McLurg, for the presentation of the reports A/65/560 and Corr.1 and A/65/611. We would like to express our concern over the late presentation of this information, which cannot be justified. More...
Mr. Chairman,
My delegation thanks the Controller Mr. Jun Yamazaki and the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, Mrs. Susan McLurg, for the presentation of their respective reports. It likewise regrets this topic was officially presented before the Fifth Committee so late in the works of the 65th session, bearing in mind the importance of these documents for the budgetary process ahead. More...
I. Background
1. Article XI on “Economic and Technological Development” of the Chemical Weapons Convention (hereinafter referred to as the Convention, or the CWC) states that:
1. The provisions of this Convention shall be implemented in a manner which avoids hampering the economic or technological development of States Parties, and international cooperation in the field of chemical activities for purposes not prohibited under this Convention including the international exchange of scientific and technical information and chemicals and equipment for the production, processing or use of chemicals for purposes not prohibited under this Convention. More...
Parallel Forum to COP 16 Adopts the Cancun Declaration
MEXICO, December 11th, 2010.- The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, closed the Global Forum of the organizations of Via Campesina for Life, Environmental and Social Justice, which concluded with the adoption of the Declaration of Cancun. More...
UN Climate Change Conference Concludes in Cancun
MEXICO, December 11, 2010.- United Nations talks in Cancun have concluded without a viable solution to curb climate change. Many observers say a compromise text drawn up by Mexico falls far too short of effectively dealing with the present danger. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Slavery is one of the biggest human tragedies ever known.
The consequences of oppression, violence, and socio-cultural damages related to the transatlantic slave trade live on through centuries. More...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Praises Cuban Cooperation in Haiti
CUBA, December 9th, 2010.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla met on Thursday, in Cancun, with the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, who expressed the UN’s recognition of Cuban cooperation in Haiti. More...
Bruno Rodriguez: Climate Change is one of the Current Two Global Threats
CUBA, December 8th, 2010.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated on Wednesday in Cancun, Mexico, that climate change and the serious threat of a nuclear war are the most serious and imminent dangers humanity is facing for its survival. More...
Uncertainty at Top-Level UN Climate Summit Session
MEXICO, December 8, 2010. - The Summit on Climate Change, taking place in Cancun, a resort city on Mexico's Caribbean coast, continues Wednesday the second day of top-level debates, with high degree of uncertainty and disputes over the extension of the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012 still unresolved. More...
Commemoration of the Cuba-CARICOM Day
Today, 8 December, we commemorate the Cuba-CARICOM Day.
Cuba is deeply satisfied at its indestructible bonds of friendship, respect, and cooperation with the Caribbean sister nations. More...
In Cancun Cuba Urges Respect for Climate Convention
MEXICO, November 30TH, 2010 .- Cuba today urged the international transport organizations to analyze the contaminant emissions guided by the principles of fairness and common responsibilities, but differentiated, as established by the UN convention on climate change PL reported. More...
Mr. President,
Cuba associates itself with the statement by the representative of Egypt, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Such an occasion, when we celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, is an opportunity for the international community to reaffirm its support to the heroic effort of the Palestinian people in their fight for the inalienable right to self-determination. More...
Mr. President,
The unstable situation in the Middle East, marked by the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the ongoing construction of the separation Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the complex situation in the Lebanon, and the occupation of the Syrian Golan are realities affecting not only the region but the international community as a whole. More...
Mr Chairperson,
1. On behalf of the Members States of the Non-Aligned Movement that are States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, and China (the NAM CWC States Parties and China) I would like to welcome you, Ambassador of Guatemala, Roberto Palomo Silva, a representative of a State Member of the NAM, as Chairman of this Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention. We are confident that your knowledge, skills, and experience will enable you to steer our work to a successful conclusion and I assure you of the full support of the NAM CWC States Parties and China. More...
Cuba Slams US and Israeli Policies against Palestine
CUBA, November 30th, 2010.- The Cuban permanent representative to the United Nations, Pedro Nuñez, said that the United States’ veto at the UN Security Council hinders solutions for the Palestinian issue. More...
Cuban Foreign Ministry Heads Delegation to COP16 in Mexico
CUBA, November 29th, 2010.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez is heading the delegation from the island attending the that kicked off Monday in Cancun, Mexico. More...
Mr. President,
Cuba welcomes and supports the major role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The implementation of nuclear techniques contributes to reducing soil degradation, desertification, global warming and other natural phenomena affecting food production and human life on the Earth. More...
Mr. Chairman,
The Cuban delegation wishes to explain its vote regarding draft resolution L.43 on United action towards the elimination of nuclear weapons, and L.48 on Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).More...
Mr. Chairman,
The delegation of Cuba [voted in favor] of draft resolution L.32 on The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, based on the full support my country has given and will continue giving to the United Nations Programme of Action on illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, the provisions of which are strictly complied with by Cuba. From this perspective, our country actively participated in the Fourth Biennial Meeting, by presenting a considerable number of proposals that were reflected in the outcome documents adopted. More...
Mr. President,
Allow me to congratulate you on your conduct of the work of the Security Council this month.
I thank the Chairmen of the Committees for the information provided, which enlightens us about the work they are undertaking. Cuba values and follows up on the work of those Committees and strictly complies with the obligations under Security Council Resolutions1267, 1373 and 1540. More...
The NOAL Calls for Reforms of the UN Security Council
CUBA, November 15, 2010.- While Washington defends a limited increase in the number of UN Security members, the Non-Aligned Movement (NOAL) declared itself on Thursday to be in favor of a comprehensive process of reform of that organ. More...
Cuban Urges U.S. to Comply with Obligations as U.N. Headquarters
CUBA, November 12, 2010.- Cuba demanded the United States to meet its obligations as host country of the United Nations so as to avoid incidents that threaten the safety of the Cuban representation to the world organization. Más...
Madam Chairman,
The delegation of Cuba thanks H.E. Mr. Minas Hadjimichael for his presentation of Report A/65/26 of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, in his capacity as Chairman. Likewise, we appreciate his successful work leading this important Committee, and reiterate once more our full support. More...
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR RODOLFO BENÍTEZ VERSON, DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS AT THE JOINT DEBATE ON ITEMS 29 “REPORT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL” AND 119 “QUESTION OF EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION ON AND INCREASE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND RELATED MATTERS”. New York, 11 November 2010.
Mr. President,
Cuba appreciates the presentation of the Annual Report of the Security Council. We recognize some efforts have been made to improve the quality of the Report. Nonetheless, there is still much to be done.
The Report remains basically a descriptive document that lacks the analytical and substantive approach needed by Member States to assess the work of that body. Once more, we call upon the Council to work in that direction. More...
UNESCO Praises Cuba’s Social Use of Science
CUBA, November 11, 2010.- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) praised Cuba’s use of science and technology to satisfy social needs. More...
Mr. Chairman,
It has been nearly five years since the Human Rights Council began its work.
The Council was created in response to the pressing need to face the discredit of its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights, which was plunged into double standards, confrontation and political manipulation. More...
Mr. Chairman,
My delegation wishes to congratulate Mr. Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East on his election to lead the Agency, as well as to thank him for the presentation of the Report on its work. Likewise, we thank its entire group for the hard work they have carried out for over 60 years, under the most hostile conditions. More...
Mr. Chairman,
In relation to draft resolutions L.34 Follow-up to the High-Level Meeting held on 24 September 2010 and L.57 Report of the Conference on Disarmament, Cuba emphasizes the need for greater efforts in order to achieve progress in multilateral negotiations on disarmament and move towards the objective of a world without nuclear weapons. More...
Mr. Chairman,
The Cuban delegation will not oppose the consensus on draft resolution L.36 entitled: Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures.
However, we consider necessary to place on record the following positions:
In preambular paragraph 10, welcoming the reports of Biennial Meetings of States to consider the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, Cuba believes important to highlight the case of the Fourth Biennial Meeting, held last June. More...
Mr. Chairman,
With respect to draft resolution L.49, Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities, we consider necessary to place on record the following positions:
First: We have accepted preambular paragraph 12 and operative paragraph 2, on the understanding that they only refer to the application of Treaties and instruments by States party to them, the obligations of which have been sovereignly accepted by those States, in accordance with International Law. More...
Mr. Chairman,
The Cuban delegation congratulates the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) on its excellent scientific work since its creation, and on the constant information provided to the Member States. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Allow me to thank the statements this morning by the Deputy Secretary-General Mrs. Asha-Rose Migiro; the Under-Secretary-General for Management Mrs. Angela Kane, and the Director of Ethics Office Mrs. Joan Elise Dubinsky. Likewise, we thank the Chair of the Advisory Committee, Mrs. Susan McLurg, for the remarks of that body on our topic today. More...
Statement by the Permanent Representative of Cuba, Ambassador Rodolfo Reyes Rodríguez, in the Universal Periodic Review of the United States of America. Human Rights Council. Geneva, 5 November 2010
Cuba recommends the United States:
To end the Blockade against Cuba, described as crime of genocide and that seriously violates the human rights of the Cuban people, as well as fundamental freedoms of U.S. citizens and third states.
Cuba Warns over Selective Practices at Human Rights Council
CUBA, November 4, 2010.- Cuba reaffirmed on Wednesday at the United Nations its determination to keep on fighting against selective practices and political motivations that lie behind the treatment of human rights-related situations. More...
Mr. Chairman,
In relation to draft resolutions L.34 Follow-up to the High-Level Meeting held on 24 September 2010 and L.57 Report of the Conference on Disarmament, Cuba emphasizes the need for greater efforts in order to achieve progress in multilateral negotiations on disarmament and move towards the objective of a world without nuclear weapons. More...
Mr. Chairman,
As in previous occasions, Cuba will abstain from voting on draft resolution entitled: The Hague Code of Conduct on Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation.
Our country raised in due course objections to the less than transparent and selective manner in which the Code of Conduct was negotiated. The Code was drafted and adopted through a process outside the United Nations framework and did not include the interested countries. More...
Statement by the Cuban delegation on item 73: Report of the international criminal court. New York, 28 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
Cuba continues to support the establishment of an impartial, non-selective, effective, and just international criminal jurisdiction, which complements the national justice systems, is truly independent, and therefore free from subordinations to political interests that could distort its essence. More...
Statement by de delegation of Cuba on agenda item 68: Promotion and protection of human rights: b) Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms; c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives. 65 UNGA. Third Committee. New York, 27 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
A future of peace, development and full realization of all human rights for all will only be built through cooperation, solidarity and mutual respect.
Once again this year, Cuba had the hope that the debates of the Third Committee were based on those principles and had the purpose of tackling the urgent challenges faced by humankind, particularly the countries of the South. More...
Mr. President;
I highly appreciate the words expressed by the thirteen speakers and the presence of all the delegations attending this unexpected afternoon session. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Allow me to refer to the importance of draft resolution L.5 on the Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure Non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, again co-sponsored by Cuba this year. More...
World Condemns U.S. Blockade against Cuba at UN General Assembly
CUBA, October 26, 2010.- An overwhelming majority of countries represented at the United Nations condemned the U.S. commercial, economic and financial blockade imposed on Cuba for almost half a century for the nineteenth consecutive time today. More...
Cuban Resolution against U.S. Blockade Ready
CUBA, October 25, 2010.- For the nineteenth consecutive year, the General Assembly of the United Nations will vote on a resolution demanding the end of the almost 50-year-old U.S. blockade against Cuba. More...
Mr. Chairman,
The existence of weapons of mass destruction continues to be a serious threat to international peace and security.
The efforts made by the States in disarmament processes must be aimed at the complete and total elimination of such weapons and at the prevention of the emergence of new kinds of weapons of mass destruction. We reaffirm the relevance that all States comply with their obligations in relation to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in all its aspects. More...
Mr. Chairman
While reiterating our firm support to multilateralism, as a basic principle of negotiations on disarmament and arms control, we reaffirm the importance of regional and subregional initiatives on that field. More...
Mr. Chairman
While reiterating our firm support to multilateralism, as a basic principle of negotiations on disarmament and arms control, we reaffirm the importance of regional and subregional initiatives on that field. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Cuba reiterates that the search for negotiated solutions in the multilateral arena and the need to reach collective agreements are the only way to safeguard international peace and security. More...
Statement by the cuban delegation on the item 80: diplomatic protection. New York, 20 October, 2010.
Madam Chairman,
We appreciate the Report of the Secretary-General on this item, contained in document A/65/182, compiling the opinions of various Member States about the recommendation of the International Law Commission to create a Convention on diplomatic protection. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Cuba appreciates the presentation of the Report of the Secretary-General contained in document A/65/277. The detailed and differentiated manner provides clarity and precision about the diversity of tasks being developed and about the challenges faced in order to fulfill the mandate given by the General Assembly. More...
Mr. Chairma,
During the last decade, conventional weapons in the world have become increasingly sophisticated. Their destructive power has considerably risen, making them ever more deadly.
The marked imbalance in the priority and attention given to certain categories of conventional weapons, like small arms and light weapons, to the detriment of others, like sophisticated conventional weapons, which have devastating effects, is a matter of concern. More...
Mr. Chairman,
Allow me to reiterate the importance attached by Cuba to the need to make concrete progress in the negotiations and deliberations in the field of disarmament and arms control.
Cuba reaffirms the significance of the Conference on Disarmament, as the single multilateral disarmament negotiating body. More...
Mr. President,
The Charter of San Francisco established the basis of a new system of international relations, conceived to avoid the repetition of the terrible experiences of the two world wars of the 20th Century. More...
Statement by the cuban delegation on item 65: indigenous issues. New York, 18 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
For centuries, indigenous peoples have suffered discrimination, plundering, and dispossession of their riches and rights. In my country, the massacre was of such magnitude that resulted in the complete extermination of our native peoples. More...
New York, 18 October 2010.
Mr. President,
This Assembly declared the period 2001-2010 International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World. Today, in the face of the end of the Decade, we must frankly recognize we have not met the goals we set ourselves. More...
New York, 18 October 2010.
Madam Chairman,
Cuba supports the statements by the Islamic Republic of Ira on behalf of NAM, and Chile on behalf of the Rio Group, on agenda item Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the strengthening of the role of the Organization. More...
New York, 18 October 2010.
Madam Chairman,
We thank the presentation of the Report of the Secretary-General A/65/112 Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives, and express our concern about the constant ongoing violations concerning the security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives. More...
Mr. Chairman,
The delegation of Cuba fully associates itself with the statement on this issue by Chile, on behalf of the Rio Group.
Nuclear disarmament is and must continue to be the top priority in the field of disarmament. The sole existence of nuclear weapons and doctrines prescribing their possession and use poses a grave danger to international peace and security. More...
Mr. President,
Last 10 October, our country celebrated the beginning of the First Independence War in 1868. This historical event that marked forever the course of our national History, was accompanied by one of the most momentous acts of justice of our history: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, known as the Father of the Cuban Homeland, set his slaves free. More...
New York, 13 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
As a result of the serious current economic and financial crisis, millions of children are hit by the increase of hunger, poverty, inequality and social exclusion. Even, before the crisis, it was estimated that almost 218 million children over 5 years of age worked, 126.3 millions of them worked for low wages, without protection, in areas such as mining and agriculture. More...
Cuba Warns About Dangers of Nuclear War at UNESCO Meeting
CUBA, October 13, 2010.- Cuban Ambassador to UNESCO, the United Nations organization of education, science, and culture, Juan Antonio Fernández, warned about a possible attack against Iran and the dangers of nuclear war before this international body. More...
Mr. Chairman,
The Cuban delegation would like to commend the work undertaken by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and takes this opportunity to express its appreciation for the Report submitted by said Committee, on the results of its deliberations during the 53rd session More...
New York, 12 October, 2010.
Madam Chairman,
Cuba associates itself with the statements by the Islamic Republic of Iran, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and by Chile, on behalf of the Rio Group. More...
New York 11 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
First and foremost, allow me to greet you and the rest of the Bureau, and express the support of the delegation of my country to the statements by Yemen, on behalf of the G-77 and China, and Chile on behalf of the Rio Group. More...
New York, Friday, 8 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
On behalf of the Cuban delegation, I congratulate you and the rest of the Bureau on your election to lead the work of this Committee.
We fully support the statements by Indonesia in this debate on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and Chile on behalf of the Rio Group. More...
Cuba Stands Out as Country with Highest Social Development of the Region
CUBA, October 8, 2010.- The U.N. Economic Commission for Development of Latin America and the Caribbean placed Cuba as the country with the most resources designated for social development of all the countries in the region. More...
New York, 7 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
First and foremost, my delegation wishes thank Mr. Vladimir Pavlovich, Chairman of the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC), for his presentation, in this room, of the outcomes of the 50th Session of this body. More...
New York, 6 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
Crime prevention remains a priority task in the current international situation.
To fight that scourge, we must first fight underdevelopment and establish a more just and equitable new international economic order. More...
New York, 5 October 2010
Madam Chairman,
Allow me to begin by congratulating you and the rest of the Bureau on your election. The Cuban delegation supports the statements by the Islamic Republic of Iran, on behalf of NAM, and Chile on behalf of the Group of Rio. More...
The issue of the blockade against Cuba became one of the top five topics mentioned at the Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly, when a considerable number of countries of all world regions made critical references to that absurd policy maintained by the Government of the United States of America against the island, in the framework of the opening General Debate of the 65th Session of the General Assembly, held last 23-29 September, in New York. More...
New York, 4 October 2010.
Mr. Chairman,
The year 2010 marks the end of the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, deadline set by the Organization to eliminate this scourge, which is a remainder of another epoch. However, there are still many unattained objectives we have agreed upon on decolonization. More...
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Addresses U.N. General Assembly
CUBA, September 27th, 2010.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla made a speech during the general debate of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
He spoke of the risks facing humanity, such as climate change and the possibility of nuclear war. More...
International Community Demands End of US Blockade of Cuba at United Nations
CUBA, September 25, 2010.- The international community urged the United States to put an end to the almost 50-year-old economic blockade of Cuba during the 65th ordinary period of sessions of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. More...
Brazil Calls for the End of U.S. Blockade against Cuba at the United Nations
CUBA, September 24, 2010.- The Brazilian government reiterated its condemnation of the illegitimate U.S. blockade against Cuba on Thursday.
At the opening of the debates of the United Nations General Assembly, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim stated that the blockade has only achieved the creation of obstacles for millions of Cubans struggling to achieve development. More...
UN Secretary-General Praises Cuba’s Social Development
CUBA, September 24, 2010.- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said that Cuba’s advances towards the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are impressive. More...
Cuba Speaks out Against Human Rights Council’s Double Standards
CUBA, September 22, 2010.- Cuban ambassador denounced the Human Rights Council’s double standards at the headquarters of the UN body in Geneva. In a debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, Cuba’s ambassador in Geneva Rodolfo Reyes criticized the hostility of some industrialized countries towards the South. More...
Cuba Calls for Efforts for New Political Order Before United Nations
CUBA, September 21, 2010.- Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, while speaking before the United Nations, said that Cuba would do whatever it takes to create a new international political and economic order, based on principles of solidarity, social justice, and equality and respect of the rights of all countries and individuals.More...
Mr. Chairman:
Next month it will be twelve years of the enactment of the so-called Section 211, a legislation that is not in accordance with the principles of the national treatment and the most favoured nation treatment, according to a 2002 report of the Appellate Body. More...
Cuba Deplores Attacks Against Countries of the South in Geneva
CUBA, September 20, 2010.- Cuban Ambassador to Geneva, Rodolfo Reyes, spoke out against the attacks of some industrialized nations against countries of the South, and also expressed disappointment about the return of some selective practices of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations. More...
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Attends Summits and Debates of United Nations
CUBA, September 20, 2010.- Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, is in New York to attend various summits and debates of the 65th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Rodríguez attended an event in Harlem in honor of the 50th anniversary of the meeting between Cuban Revolution Leader Fidel Castro and U.S. Civil Rights leader, Malcolm X, where they connected the Cuban Revolution and the struggles of Blacks in the U.S. Present at the event were Rosermari Mealy, author of the book ¨Fidel and Malcolm X, Memories of a Meeting,¨ and William Sales, Professor of African Studies at the University of Seton Hall. More...
Mr. President,
The Cuban delegation fully supports the statement by Mrs. Moushira Khattab, Minister of State for Family and Population of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on behalf of the Joint Coordinating Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and China. More...
Cuba supports the review process of the implementation of the Mauritius strategy for the sustainable development of small island states
Last 13 September, the UN General Assembly referred the Draft Outcome Document for the Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the consideration of the leaders who will meet on the 24th and 25th of this month in New York, as part of the review process of this Strategy, five years after its adoption. More...
New York, 1 July 2010.
Mr. President,
Cuba fully supports the statement by the delegation of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77.
This high-level segment is being held precisely on the 15th anniversary of the successful UN Fourth World Conference on Women. More...
New York, 2 July 2010.
Mr. President,
The Cuban delegation fully supports the statement by Mrs. Moushira Khattab, Minister of State for Family and Population of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on behalf of the Joint Coordinating Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and China. More...
Successful visit to Cuba by the President of the UN General Assembly
From 27 to 29 June, H.E. Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly paid an official visit to Cuba.
This was the second consecutive visit of a President of the UN General Assembly to Cuba. Previously, in September 2009, we had the visit of his predecessor father Miguel D´Escoto, from Nicaragua. More...
New York, 20 July 2010
Mr. President,
Fifteen years ago, we met at the Barbados Conference to review the challenges we faced and the goals we had to set for the sustainable development of our nations.
Ten years later, in Port Louis, we adopted the Mauritius Strategy, for the further implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action. More...
Cuba welcomes agreed second review of UN-Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Cuba welcomes the adoption of the second review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, approved this September 8 by consensus in the Plenary of the General Assembly. More...
Cuba Denounces increase of international human trafficking
UNITED NATIONS, September 1, 2010.- Cuba denounced the increase of human trafficking despite the importance the international community gives to this issue. More..
Statement by Rodolfo Reyes Rodríguez, Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Cuba, on Section 211 of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB).
August 31st, 2010
Mr. Chairman,
Each month it is expected that the parties provide new information that really allows the Body to know what is happening with this dispute, concrete steps are being taken to comply with the Appellate Body’s rulings for more than eight years ago. More...
Statement by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba on Section 211 of the
WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). July 20, 2010
Mr. Chairman,
It’s being five years this month since this Body was notified about the Understanding between the European Union and the United States regarding this case. The basis of this Understanding was precisely that the United States had informed the Body that they will continue working to comply with the obligations, in accordance with the Appellate Body’s ruling. More...
Cuban Parliament Demands Total Disarmament and Global Cooperation
GENEVA, July 20, 2010.- Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon demanded on Monday the implementation of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), general and complete disarmament, and international cooperation for development. More...
Cuba Calls on the United Nations to Give Humanitarian Aid with Respect
CUBA, July 15, 2010.- Cuba reaffirms in the United Nations that the consent of countries giving and receiving humanitarian aide should be carried out with total respect of the U.N.´s General Assembly humanity agreements. Speaking at the Economic and Social Council meeting, the Cuban representative in charge of business in the U.N., Rodolfo Benítez, asserted that any manipulation of emergency situations or aide against the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity would be unjustifiable. More...
GROUP OF 77 & CHINA
G E N E V A
Statement by Mr. Fidel Ortega
Counselor of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations Office
and other International Organizations in Geneva
on behalf of the Group of 77 and China
at the 50th Executive Session of the Trade and Development Board
Thursday 8, July 2010 More...
Cuba welcomes the creation of UN women
NEW YORK, 7 July 2010.- Cuba welcomes the creation of a new Entity for gender, called UN Women, by the unanimous decision of the UN General Assembly, as the resolution on the United Nations System-Wide Coherence was adopted last 2 July, after long and intense negotiations, in which our country engaged actively. More...
Cuba Praises Creation of New UN Body
UNITED NATIONS, July 3, 2010.- Cuba said the creation of a new United Nations (UN) body that will seek to improve the situation of women and girls around the world is a historic step. More...
UN recognizes Cuba's role in liberation of Africa
CUBA, June 29th, 2010.- Ali Treki, president of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UNO), thanked Cuba and Fidel Castro for the role played in the liberation of Africa, on Monday in Havana.
We will never forget what Fidel and Cuba did for Africa, said the leader of Libyan origin at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry, where he was greeted by Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Foreign Minister of Cuba, reported AIN. More...
Cuba Calls for Permanent Membership for African, Asian, and Latin American and Caribbean Countries
UNITED NATIONS, June 30th, 2010.- Cuba stated that the Security Council will be neither effective nor representative, while entire regions are totally absent in the category of permanent members, as is the case of Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, reported PL news agency.
The claim was reaffirmed by the Cuban Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, deputy permanent representative before the UN, during a session on the issue of geographic representation held at the UN headquarters. More...
Cuban First VP Meets with UN General Assembly President
CUBA, June 29, 2009.- Cuban First Vice-President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura met this Monday with UN General Assembly President Ali Abdussalam Treki who is in Cuba in an official visit.
In the meeting Machado Ventura and the UN official spoke of the main topics at the UN General Assembly which include the preparations for the High level Plenary Meeting, the UN role on the solution of the problems created by the economic world crisis, the international negotiations on climate change and the current Middle East situation, and the Palestinian issue. More...
Cuba denounces the sustained social and political dominance of U.S over Puerto Rico
United Nations, June 22, 2010. United States maintains its social and political dominance over the people of Puerto Rico, although it has its own national and cultural identity, said the ambassador of Cuba in the UN, Pedro Nuñez Mosquera. More...
Cuba rejects manipulation of fight against transnational organized crime
United Nations, June 22, 2010. Cuba rejected before the United Nations the pretension of using the fight against transnational organized crime as an excuse to impose the concept of limited sovereignty. More...
Cuba, Vice President of the HRC
GENEVA, June 22, 2010. Cuba was elected on Monday as Vice President of the Human Rights Council, the main UN body specialized in promoting and protecting human rights. More...
PRESS RELEASE
Participation of Cuba in the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States on the United Nations Programme of Action against Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
From 14 to 18 June 2010, the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States to review the implementation of the UN Programme of Action to prevent, combat and eliminate illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects was held. More...
June 15, 2010
Mr. Chairman:
Distinguished Delegates:
The topics concerning jobs, labour rights and social protection in today’s conditions worldwide need to be entirely analyzed, in depth and with responsibility so that the measures we propose could be effective. More...
Statement by Rodolfo Reyes Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva on Behalf of the Group of 77 and China at the Executive Session of the Trade and Development Board, 8 – 9 June 2010
Tuesday, 9 June 2010 at 10.00 a.m. - Room XXVI, Palais des Nations
Ambassador Jean Feyder,
President of the Trade and Development Board
Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates
Mr. President, More...
Tuesday 8, June 2010 at 10.00 a.m. - Room XXVI, Palais des Nations More...
Press release of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland
Cuba expresses its surprise at the Press Release issued by the Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Torture, Mr. Manfred Nowak, on June 9th, in which he expressed “his deep disappointment after being informed by the Government of Cuba that it was unable to accommodate a fact-finding mission to the country before the end of his mandate, on 30 October 2010.” More...
Summit for Haiti Achieves Commitments
Dominican Republic, June 3, 2010. Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez expressed his satisfaction at outcome of the Summit for the future of Haiti, concluded here, in which funds needed to re-found the Caribbean nation were raised.More...
Esteban Lazo Urges the World to Assist Haiti
CUBA, June 3, 2010. Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo urged the international community to show their commitment to the human species by putting all their energy in assisting the Haitian people. More...
We must demonstrate our commitment to humanity, affirms Lazo in Haiti
Dominican Republic, June 2, 2010. Speaking at the closing session of the World Summit on the Future of Haiti, Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo today urged the international community to demonstrate a commitment to humanity, PL reports. More...