We thank the Chairmen of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), for the information they provided.
On numerous occasions, our country has submitted to the Security Council detailed information on terrorist acts against Cuba perpetrated by variou…
Cuba recognizes that some efforts have been made to improve the quality of the Security Council’s annual report (A/64/2). Nonetheless, there is still much to be done. The report remains basically a descriptive document, very useful as a reference for libraries but lacking the analytical approach the…
The Cuban delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) (see A/64/PV.41) and supports the adoption of the important draft resolution that declares 18 July as Nelson Mandela International Day (A/64/L.13). Cuba…
The bloody historical chapters written by the transatlantic slave trade, which are undeniably part of our contemporary history, can be neither justified nor ignored. In Cuba, as in almost the entire Latin American continent and the West Indies, we can clearly see the traces of the slave trade, the f…
Cuba thanks Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his presentation of the Agency’s report.
Cuba attaches special importance to IAEA technical cooperation. In developing countries, there is a growing need to use nuclear applications in resolvin…
My country has supported and will continue to support the establishment of an impartial, non-selective, effective and just international criminal jurisdiction that complements national justice systems and is truly independent, and therefore not subordinate to political interests that could distort i…
Cuba wholeheartedly endorses the statement made on this important item by the delegation of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Today, 20 October, our country celebrates Cuban Culture Day. On today’s date in 1868, in the city of Bayamo, which had recently been taken by rebel troops, t…
The San Francisco Charter laid the basis for what would become a new system of international relations to prevent the recurrence of the terrible experiences of the two world wars of the twentieth century. The fundamental goal set out in its first paragraph is to save succeeding generations from the …
Cuba attaches great importance to consideration by the General Assembly of the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, known as the Goldstone report (A/HRC/12/48). The report of the Fact-Finding Mission is an objective document of the utmost juridical rigour drafted w…
The United Nations has a crucial role to play in the follow-up of its major conferences and summits. That role is of particular relevance given the current international context characterized by the interconnection of multiple crises, among which we underscore the serious financial and economic cris…
Today, we recall the efforts of the international community 15 years ago, when we set ourselves commendable goals to improve the lives of all people and to pursue development. The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development was a turning point in international debates on population. …
The delegation of Cuba would like to express its gratitude for the hospitality of the Government of Kenya and for the efforts made by the Government of Qatar through its presidency of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation, as well as those of Suriname as facilitator of the process.
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I would like to congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election to the presidency and reiterate our confidence in his ability to conduct our work and our deliberations successfully. I would also like to recognize the excellent leadership of Father Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, President of the As…
We thank the Secretary-General for presenting his annual report on the work of the Organization (A/64/1). We agree with its accurate analysis of the current situation of the world, plunged into an acute economic and financial crisis with devastating effects
for all countries, in particular for the …
As this is the first time that we address you, Sir, we would like to congratulate you on your election.
With regard to the draft item entitled “Report of the Human Rights Council”, we wish to draw the Secretariat’s attention to the fact that the language used in the Spanish version of document A/64…
At the outset, the Cuban delegation would like to express its full support for the statement made by the Ambassador of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77. We would also like to express our appreciation for the efforts of the facilitators of this process, the Permanent Representatives of Senegal and …
For Cuba, Haiti is more than just our closest neighbour, barely 45 miles from our shores. The Haitian revolution, which sheltered and encouraged several revolutionary groups from our continent during crucial times of the Latin American struggle against colonial domination, has also had a special inf…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the presentation of his annual report (A/61/1). The report clearly affirms that development is not the privilege of a handful of people, but a right for all. Development must enjoy a predominant place on the agenda of the United Nations. Thus, we welco…
First of all, my delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. I would like to offer some general considerations about the issue being discussed today, and then make some preliminary comments on the report of the Secretary-Gene…
First of all, allow me to support the statement made this morning by the distinguished delegation of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group. Today, the world is facing the most serious international economic and financial crisis of the last eight decades. It is threatening to become a disaster from both …
