Cuba is committed to combating all forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Nazism and neo- Nazism are the most extreme forms of supremacist theories that have already led to the loss of millions of lives. The theories are scientifically false, m…
Cuba has a zero-tolerance policy on the production, consumption and trafficking of drugs, the essential pillar of which is a preventative approach that guarantees that our country is neither a producer nor a transit country for illicit drugs. We are firmly committed to the international legal framew…
Cuba supports the noble objective of resolutions 78/118, 78/119, 78/120 and 78/121, which were just adopted under the agenda item on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations.
Those resolutions and the United Nations efforts in that a…
Cuba is honoured to introduce, on behalf of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China, a draft resolution entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development”, contained in document A/78/L.21. Each year, our group presents this text as …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China.
The G-77 and China recalls with satisfaction the historic day on which we formally adopted the text of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainab…
We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered by Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations, and I would also like to highlight the following points in our national capacity.
We live in an increasingly unequal world, with profound social inju…
We thank the People’s Republic of China for convening this open debate of the Security Council. We also thank the invited briefers, Ms. Dilma Rousseff and Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, for their interesting presentations.
The topic takes on great relevance in a context of a multidimensional global crisis, com…
At the outset, we should like to congratulate the Ambassadors of Kuwait and of Austria on their appointment of as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations at this session. We assure them of our support in the continuing dialogue on the necessary reform of the Security Council.
It is vital to…
At the outset, we wish to congratulate the Permanent Representatives of Romania and Saint Lucia on their appointment as the new co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly, while thanking the former Permanent Representatives of Australia, Mr. Mitchell Peter Fi…
We welcome the presentation of the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for 2022 (see A/78/304) and draft resolution A/78/L.7, introduced by Argentina. We also welcome the presence of Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, at this meeting.
We reiterate Cu…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement
made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations (see A/78/PV.23).
We would like to thank Ambassador Bálek for presenting the Human Rights Council repo…
On behalf of the Republic of Cuba, we wish to highlight the importance of the International Court of Justice
as an international jurisdictional organ that resolves peacefully and in good faith the most important disputes of the international community in accordance with international law.
We reite…
I am exercising my right of reply in response to the statement made by the representative of the United States.
Once again, with old and new pretexts, the Government of the United States is attempting in vain to justify a policy that is illegal and morally unsustainable, notwithstanding the fact th…
The blockade violates the right to life, health, education and well-being for all Cubans. Our families feel the effects of the blockade through shortages in the shops, long lines, excessively high prices and undervalued wages. The Cuban Government makes great efforts to guarantee the standard family…
The delegation of Cuba takes note of the report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the period 2022–2023 (see A/78/322).
It also expresses its commitment to the fight against impunity for crimes affecting the international community and believes that an independent institution that delive…
We welcome your presence, Sir, in your capacity as President of the Security Council, as well as the relevance of the topic selected for this open debate, which is all the more important now in view of the dangerous escalation of actions in the international arena that threaten multilateralism and p…
I have honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in explanation of position on the adoption of draft resolution A/78/L.4.
Throughout the negotiation process of that draft text, the Group engaged in a constructive spirit and demonstrated great flexibility and a willingn…
From the very beginning of the consultation process on draft resolution A/78/L.1, which is before us today, the Group of 77 and
China requested the inclusion in the text of a reference to the critical issue of the imposition of unilateral coercive measures on developing countries, taking into accou…
The Security Council must be reformed in order to effectively fulfil its primary responsibility to maintain international peace and security. Closed meetings continue to prevail. Annual reports on the Council’s work contain only basic descriptive information; decisions that do not address the concer…
I would like to clarify that my delegation will not be
speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We have requested the floor to speak in explanation of vote in our national capacity.
The Cuban delegation would like to explain its vote on resolution 77/338 submitted under sub-item (s) of age…
