We welcome the presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. It is our honour to participate under its guidance in this debate.
The historical reflection on and firm adherence to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations are essential obligations for all those
committe…
We support the statement made by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The situation in the Middle East continues to be of serious concern to the international community. Furthermore, it is particularly worrisome that the Security Council continues to hold o…
It is not that I disagree with you, Mr. President. That is not the case at all. I am simply directing a question to the Secretariat on a matter of substantive order. You have kindly replied, Mr. President, based on rule 90, which my delegation greatly appreciates. But my question was related to rule…
Once again, my apologies. but according to rule 89, it says that
“[a] representative may move that parts of a proposal or of an amendment should be voted on separately. If objection is made to the request for division, the motion for division shall be voted upon. Permission to speak on the motion f…
I am very sorry to have to raise a point of order but, pursuant to rule 89 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, when a motion is introduced two delegations must speak in favour and two against. My delegation has heard only one delegation speak against Cuba’s proposal. I would suggest t…
In order to reiterate the long-standing position of my delegation, I should like to refer to section XX of draft resolution II, entitled “Estimates in respect of special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council”.
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Twelve years ago, during the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, we declared our commitment to building a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented information society. As we gather to review the implementation of the outcomes of the Summit, we must go beyond technol…
At the outset, we express our full support for the statements made by the representatives of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and of Ecuador on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (see A/70/PV.73).
We underscore the full validity of the Copenhagen Decla…
Cuba attaches great importance to the role of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in maintaining and strengthening peace, order and sustainable development in the oceans and seas. The Convention is a major milestone in the codification of international law, and the law of the sea in …
Cuba associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We thank the Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the Committee’s Rapporteu for presenting the Committee’s …
Allow me to why my delegation abstained in the voting on resolution 70/10, on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency for 2014. Cuba abstained because my country laments the fact that not all possible efforts were exhausted in all possible forums to accommodate the legitimate concerns o…
Cuba supports the important work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We welcome all the new members of the Agency.
Technical cooperation is one of the main pillars of the IAEA and deserves priority attention. In our country, we look positively on the use of nuclear technology in such …
Cuba fully associates itself with the statement delivered by the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran this morning on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see A/70/PV.53).
We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks committed in the past week in France, Iraq and…
Cuba supports the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Our delegation thanks the President for convening today’s meeting to consider the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, contained in document A/70/2…
Cuba associates itself with the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Republic of Cuba thanks President Ronny Abraham for introducing the report on the International Court of Justice (A/70/4). We also wish at…
The delegation of Cuba takes note of the report (see A/70/350) of the International Criminal Court on its activities in 2014 and 2015. We express our commitment
to the fight against impunity for crimes of concern to the international community.
The current international situation and the events th…
Cuba attaches special importance to the commemoration of the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. Cuba is proud to sponsor draft resolution A/70/L.5, before us today.
We reaffirm the special declaration of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in fav…
The Cuban delegation aligns itself with the comprehensive statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, but I would like nonetheless to make a few remarks in my national capacity.
First of all, we are grateful to the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Work…
We wish to thank the President for convening this debate, and we support his efforts to advance the negotiations on the reform of the Security Council. We congratulate the Ambassador of Luxembourg, Ms. Sylvie Lucas, on her appointment to lead the intergovernmental negotiations group and assure her o…
Cuba has traditionally been a co-sponsor of the draft resolution (A/70/L.3) before us, presented by Brazil.
We will continue to back efforts to promote sport as a way to promote the development of peace and well- being, as well as the achievement of goals in health, education, social inclusion and …
