Cuba aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Republic of Cuba welcomes the presentation of the report of the International Court of Justice (A/71/4). We also wish to express our commitment to…
Almost two years have passed since President Barack Obama announced his willingness to use his executive powers and to work with Congress to lift the blockade against Cuba. During that period, the three Cuban anti-terrorist fighters returned; the unjustifiable inclusion of Cuba on the so-called list…
We thank the Secretary-General for the report (A/71/170) being discussed today.
The slave trade and the legacy of slavery are the root causes of profound social and economic inequalities, hatred, fanaticism, racism and prejudice that today continue to affect people of African descent. At the World …
Cuba aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The Palestinian people continue to suffer deeply. For almost 50 years, the illegal occupation of Israel and Israeli policies and practice…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/71/189, A/71/203 and A/71/211) on today’s agenda items.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
In Cuba’s view, the New Partnership for Africa’s…
We welcome the presentation of the annual report (A/71/1) of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization and the work undertaken to prepare it. This will be the last such report of the current Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize his dedic…
I would like to begin by expressing our gratitude to the President and to the Secretary-General for their notable efforts in carrying out their mandates.
The statistics could not be more eloquent — 80 per cent of the world’s population owns only 6 per cent of the wealth, while the wealthiest 1 per …
More than 1 million asylum seekers crossed the
Mediterranean in 2015. According to the International
Organization for Migration, 32 per cent of migrants
who reportedly died or went missing in their attempt
to reach Europe via the Mediterranean came from
Western, Central and Southern Africa; 22 …
Cuba joins the consensus on resolution 70/302 in adopting the draft outcome document, whose annex contains the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, although we believe that the Declaration should address the causes of the high number of refugees and migrants directly and more thoroughly. …
The increasing challenges to the maintenance of peace and security is a legitimate concern of the international community. The possibility of attacks being carried out using nuclear, chemical and biological materials cannot be ruled out. Such risks cannot be eliminated by applying a selective approa…
My delegation wishes to express its full support for the statement delivered by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Today, resolution 70/299, on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1), has finally been adopted at …
We endorse the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Cuba supports a genuine and deep reform of the Security Council that would make it an effective, transparent, representative and democratic body reflecting the evolut…
Cuba supports the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The situation in the Middle East region remains a matter of constant concern for the international community. That has been reflected in the many previous …
Cuba strongly supports the collective efforts of the United Nations in its fight against terrorism. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy constitutes a milestone in the international fight against this scourge. The Strategy respects the central role of the General Assembly in that end…
Fifteen years after the adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS at the special session of the General Assembly in 2001, the world has changed rapidly, but the opportunities to access health services are uneven and inequalities remain one of the main challenges to achieving the overall …
Cuba joins the consensus in favour of the adoption of the draft political declaration on HIV and AIDS (A/70/L.52, annex), which aims to put us on the road to accelerating the fight against HIV and to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. My delegation recognizes the efforts and achievements made by many…
Our country reaffirms its intention to combat impunity, and maintains its commitment to international criminal justice, its attachment to the principles of transparency, independence and impartiality, and the unrestricted implementation of and respect for international law.
Cuba believes that it is…
I would like to begin by congratulating Egypt on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. I also welcome its felicitous initiative to convene today’s debate on an issue of crucial timeliness and decisive importance for our work.
Terrorism remains today a serious challenge for the…
We commemorate today the thirtieth anniversary of the terrible catastrophe of the nuclear-power plant in Chernobyl, which changed the course of thousands of lives, particularly those of children, in the affected areas of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
The nuclear accident was discussed for the first …
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Slavery and the transatlantic slave trade are among the most serious crimes against humanity not to have been adequately studied or to …
