Cuba is not trying to blame the United States. Actually, the United States is only blaming itself; it does not need our help. It is blaming itself by not complying with the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly over the past 13 years calling for a lifting of the blockade. It is blaming itself …
At the outset, allow us to greet you, Sir, at this important plenary meeting of the General Assembly, at which we are considering, first and foremost, the future of mankind.
The World Programme of Action for Youth represented without doubt an important step in the promotion of the well-being of the…
My delegation deeply regrets the fact that the delegation of the Czech Republic persists in its false accusations.
With regard to cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms, our country, as is well documented, has always cooperated with all those thematic mechanisms of the Office of th…
An old comic tells the story of a rabbit that, protected by hunters, was able to tame lions. Then one day, confronted by one of the great felines without his usual protectors, he was devoured on the spot. Apparently, the regime misgoverning the Czech Republic is now, with regard to Cuba, playing the…
Actually, we have no reason to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations. The chaotic,
unequal and insecure world in which we are now living is not much of a tribute to those who gathered on 26 June 1945 in San Francisco to found the United Nations.
From the conclusion of the Millen…
The General Assembly has just adopted draft resolution A/60/L.1, which contains the outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting. As the Assembly is aware, during the closing meeting of the fifty-ninth session, Cuba expressed its reservations and comments with regard to the document, which we …
We have been brought together to review the progress made in complying with the commitments contained in the Millennium Declaration and those derived from major United Nations conferences and high-level plenary meetings, but that purpose has been completely distorted.
There were eight goals and 18 …
My delegation has been obliged to take the floor at this point in our debate in order to present our views on the exercise now coming to an end and on the omissions and distortions that we feel are contained in the text agreed upon this afternoon.
First of all, we feel that the negotiation process …
We wish at the outset to convey our deepest condolences to our Central American brothers, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to the Republic of Turkey.
On 13 November 1991, the General Assembly took the decision to include in the agenda of its next session a discussion of the item entitled “Necessi…
Serious and imminent dangers threaten the existence of our species. To preserve human life, we must preserve peace. The use of only a small part of the world’s enormous nuclear arsenal would mean the end of the species. The only guarantee that nuclear weapons will not be used by any State or any ind…
My delegation wishes to thank the Chairpersons of the Committees established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for the information they provided at this meeting.
However, while we are here analysing actions to fight international terrorism, Luis Posad…
My delegation would like, first of all, to thank you, Mr. President, for introducing the new version of the resolution on preparation for and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly. We note that the text incorporates new elements, some of which respond to the concerns express…
My delegation joined in the consensus adoption of the Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. However, we wish to note the following.
The Republic of Cuba declares that none of the provisions of the Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism can be interpreted …
My delegation is taking the floor with regard to the draft decisions entitled “Review of the regular programme of technical cooperation and the Development Account” and “Standards of accommodation for air travel”.
With regard to draft decision V, entitled “Review of the regular programme of technic…
My delegation associates itself with the condolences expressed in this Hall on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
We associate ourselves with the statements made by the Permanent Representative of Malaysia on behalf of the Non-Alig…
Our delegation welcomes Brazil’s initiative of convening this wrap-up meeting as an open debate. It is a contribution to the efforts aimed at achieving the necessary and urgent goal of making the work of the Security Council more transparent. It would be appropriate for such wrap-up sessions to be h…
My delegation would like to comment on resolution 59/277, as it pertains to special political missions. My delegation attaches the utmost importance to that resolution. We would especially like to emphasize the importance we attach to the paragraphs regarding the need to ensure that the Security Cou…
Before the General Assembly takes action on the draft resolution before it, my delegation wishes to state its position on the document that is to be adopted as programme 19 of the strategic framework for the biennium 2006-2007.
First of all, Cuba is astonished that a serious debate on this issue wa…
My delegation wishes to explain its position on the draft resolutions adopted under agenda items 118 and 119.
First, the delegation of Cuba attaches great importance to the work of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, a United Nations structure responsible for monitoring, audit, investigation…
Draft resolution A/59/L.49 having been adopted, the delegation of Cuba wishes to dissociate itself from the language used in paragraph 15. Concepts such as the culture of protection, utilized in the context of the humanitarian assistance needed by millions of persons throughout the world, are being …
