First of all, my delegation fully supports the statement made by the Chairman of the Group of 77.
Only a few months ago, when our heads of State or Government were gathered to discuss the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, we all witnessed how United Nations reform hijacked the dis…
I take the floor again to put the lie to the statement made by the representative of the United States to justify the allegation that the United States is the real cause of the migratory situation between the United States and Cuba.
It is no secret to anyone that 24-hour-a-day radio broadcasts fina…
My delegation rejects, one by one, every word said by the representative of the United States. The Government of the United States, which today accuses us and claims to act as the world’s great refuge and defender of human rights, is the same country that encourages illegal migration from my country…
When the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1) was adopted, our delegation clearly indicated its dissatisfaction with the section on various questions related to the international development agenda. We made clear our reservations with respect to the text of the outcome document, whose adoptio…
Allow me, Madam, to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly and to express my delegation’s will and commitment to continue working constructively with you. My delegation wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf …
Cuba understands the importance of providing disinterested assistance and cooperation to countries emerging from internal armed conflict. At the same time, we believe that it is crucial to deal with the root causes of those conflicts in a timely manner.
My delegation decided to join the consensus o…
My delegation’s explanation of vote will refer to draft resolution A/60/L.38. Cuba considers with special attention the question of humanitarian assistance. If one lives in a region where climatic occurrences are increasingly frequent and each time leave behind greater destruction, then efforts in t…
My delegation, as a sponsor of draft resolution A/60/L.26, wishes to make clear that our statement is of a general nature.
Ever since the triumph of the Cuban revolution, international cooperation has been one of the pillars of our country’s foreign policy. The strengthening of this
important aspe…
The consideration of the items on the Assembly’s agenda at today’s joint debate takes on special importance during this month of November, as much because of recent events in the Middle East as because of the historic events currently being commemorated. Only a few days ago, on 11 November, we comme…
We are very pleased that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea remains fully in force today. We reaffirm its universal character and fundamental importance for the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as for the sustainable development of the oceans and seas.
My de…
At the outset, Cuba associates itself with the statement made by the delegation of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Over the years, in the consideration of issues involving humanitarian assistance, priority has been given to complex emergencies, while natural disasters have been held…
Like preceding speakers, I would like to express Cuba’s solidarity with those who today expressed their condolences for the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Jordan. Cuba joins with those who have expressed solidarity with the people, the authorities and the families of the victims.
We tha…
I am concluding, Sir. If you just give me one more minute, I will finish.
This revolution has consolidated the deepest feelings of solidarity among the Cuban people, who cooperate with their brothers and sisters in every part of the world. We have powerful enemies, but we know that most people in t…
Year after year, we have listened to the representatives of the European Union repeat their hackneyed arguments to explain their vote, during the adoption of the resolution that condemns the blockade by the United States of America against the Cuban people. They seem to beg forgiveness when faced wi…
Today is a day of particular importance for the United Nations, whose General Assembly is voting for the fourteenth consecutive time on a draft resolution submitted by Cuba on the item “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America agains…
I would like to thank Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei for presenting the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and to congratulate him on his election to a new term as Director General of the Agency.
We also take this opportunity to reiterate our congratulations to the IAEA and its D…
Mr. President, first, allow me to thank you and the members of the Council for allowing us to make a second statement. We felt duty-bound to do so, given the comments by the representative of the United States delegation. We believe that this is a typical response from someone who makes unfounded st…
My delegation wishes to thank the Chairmen of the
Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for the information that they provided us today.
However, as at similar public Security Council meetings held in April and July 2005, my delegation feels oblige…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the Ambassador of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Many identify the African continent with idyllic postcards of safaris on its great prairies or with the much-repeated images of the ills afflicting th…
