We would like to thank the Secretary-General for submitting his report on the work of the Organization (A/70/1) and for his leadership as the helm of the Organization. The consideration of this item coincides with the commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations,…
The text just adopted is of the greatest importance for
the international community, especially for the peoples of Africa. On that continent, around 584,000 lives have been lost this year alone due to malaria. Most of these deaths occur among the continent’s children, where every minute a child die…
We are very grateful to you for overseeing our work, Madam. I would like to welcome the presence of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Argentina and Venezuela and of Argentina’s Minister of Finance. We congratulate Ambassador María Cristina Perceval, who was fully involved in this effort and whose…
Cuba supports the statement made by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The situation in the Middle East region continues to be of serious concern to the international community. As we commemorate the one-year anniversary of the most recent Israeli attack on the Gaza S…
At the outset, I reaffirm our solidarity with the people and Government of Nepal and extend our condolences to them upon the devastating human and material damage wrought by the earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May and their aftershocks. Cuba wishes to share its modest experience in dealing with natur…
Cuba welcomes the commemoration of the victory over fascism and the end of the Second World War. We see that act of justice as giving us a day for reflection. Seventy years ago, humankind vanquished barbarism. The victory over fascism involved the sacrifice of the lives of millions of human beings.
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We support the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The situation in the Middle East region is a grave concern to the international community. The Palestinian people continue to fall victim to the aggression by Israel, whic…
Cuba considers this to be a very timely debate on this subject as we approach the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the adoption of its Charter. The year 2015 also marks the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War and of the nuclear bombing of the cit…
Cuba welcomes Chile’s presidency of the Security
Council as a friendly Latin American country and would like to recognize the importance of this open debate convened by your country, Sir. We also welcome the presence among us of President Michelle Bachelet to preside over the work of the Council. S…
We support the statement made by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The conflict in the Middle East is an issue of concern for all States Members of the United Nations. A just and lasting peace is the only option for the peoples of that region, and we should focus all…
Cuba has traditionally maintained a principled position against country-specific draft resolutions that aim to condemn developing countries based on politically motivated reasons that have nothing to do with defending human rights and that contribute nothing to that cause. These toxic and selective …
Cuba attaches great importance to this debate. Promoting a culture of peace is the essence of the United Nations. The Organization’s founders expressed in the Charter the aspirations of their peoples to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, their faith in the dignity and worth of the …
Cuba appreciates the United Nations system’s work in the area of humanitarian support and advocates its strengthening.
My delegation would like to reiterate its unconditional support for the heroic efforts of the Palestinian people in their struggle to exercise their inalienable right to self-deter…
Cuba attaches vital importance to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in the area of the maintenance and strengthening of peace, order and sustainable development in the oceans and seas.
UNCLOS is a crucial landmark in the codification of the international law of the sea an…
We thank the Rapporteur of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for introducing the report of the Committee (see A/69/PV.59).
The situation of the Palestinian people has deteriorated since we held a similar debate in 2013 (see A/68/PV.58). Palestinian ci…
Cuba aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who spoke on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Our delegation thanks you, Sir, for having convened this meeting to examine the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/69/2). …
We fully support the statement made by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Cuba reiterates its deepest rejection and condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations; by whomever, against whomsoever and wherever they may …
The Cuban delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and would like to make a few additional comments on this topic.
I would first like to thank the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work o…
I would also like to thank and congratulate the Ambassador of Gabon to Geneva and President of the Human Rights Council for his work. I wish to refer in particular to an issue that he highlighted in his statement in this morning’s meeting (see A/69/PV.52), namely, the political manipulation that inc…
Cuba supports the important work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and we welcome the new member States: Comoros, Djibouti, Guyana and Vanuatu.
Technical cooperation is one of the main pillars of the IAEA and should be given priority attention. In the 2012-2013 cycle, Cuba reached a…
