Cuba is addressing the Security Council today to denounce and strongly condemn the definitive release of the notorious international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.
Our country has regularly participated in these meetings on the work of the subsidiary bodies in charge of fighting terrorism. On each…
Six years ago the Heads of State and Government adopted a Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. On that occasion, the international community devised a series of actions to reduce the spread of this disease and to mitigate its effects through prevention, assistance, support and treatment for all th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Allow me first of all, Madam, to thank you for convening this meeting. I am confident that, under your wise and able guidance, our deliberations will yield a solid outcome.
Regarding resolution 61/256, I would also like to cong…
Allow me to commend you, Sir, for your work as President of the Security Council during the month of February. I also take the opportunity to convey my delegation’s appreciation to the Under-Secretary- General for Disarmament Affairs, to the Director- General of the Organisation for the Prohibition …
The delegation of Cuba would like briefly to explain its position on draft resolution A/61/L.63, which is before us today.
The delegation of Cuba would like to thank those countries which, for several weeks, contributed to the negotiations on this draft resolution, which outlines organizational arr…
I have the privilege to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement on this very special occasion, as the Organization and its Members gather to bid farewell to and recognize the achievements of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan.
The Non-Aligned Movement takes this opportunity to express its de…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement on agenda item 110, on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. The Non-Aligned Movement considers that the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly is a key component in the overall reform of the United Nation…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
First, we thank Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Permanent Representative of the State of
Qatar and President of the Security Council for December, for his introduction of the report of the Securit…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
On this past 11 November, we commemorated the second anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s passing. The historical leader of the Palestinian people died without seeing his great dream and that of his people come…
We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari for the information he has given us. As he himself has said, in the time that has passed since the Council held a meeting similar to this one, on 19 October 2006, the situation has not improved in the Middle East, and especially in occup…
First of all, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China as well as to put forward some considerations on this issue, which is of particular importance for developing countries.
Five years after t…
Unfortunately, we continue to face the reality of a world characterized by inequality and growing threats and obstacles to peace and development, where humanitarian crises proliferate and where there is a continuing lack of will among those who can mobilize resources to alleviate the consequences of…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to wish you success in your difficult task.
Once again, the Council is meeting to examine the serious situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. We were all horrified at the massacre y…
In 1945, through the Charter of the United Nations, we designed a new system of international relations to prevent a repetition of the terrible experiences of the two world wars, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to create a democratic and equitable international order based…
At the 2005 World Summit — which is also known as the United Nations reform summit, for having placed
the issue of development outside the distorted focus on security and ambitious proposals for the Organization’s reform — there was agreement on the need for a more effective Economic and Social Cou…
This year we have begun to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which will be commemorated in 2007. This is an opportune time to highlight the important role that the Agency has played for half a century in the promotion of peace and development. We be…
The Cuban delegation has prepared a formal speech for this debate. We will give it this afternoon when the Third Committee has an opportunity to consider the report of the Human Rights Council (A/61/53) and to hear the views of delegations on this issue. Nonetheless, in cooperation with you, Madam, …
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for convening this meeting. we also thank Mr. De Soto for his briefing.
I have the honour to address the Council on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
The international communi…
For some people in the world, Africa is still just a myth and a veritable mine of resources where they can earn huge profits without paying the high costs and catastrophic consequences that this centuries-long exploitation and plundering process has brought on the African peoples. This erroneous vis…
Permit me to begin by congratulating Greece on its work in the Security Council presidency during the month of September. I also thank the Chairmen of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for the information provided at this meeting.
Cuba has p…
