My delegation endorses the statement made by the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We agreed with the adoption by consensus of resolution 75/2, as we believe it to be of the utmost importance that waivers to Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations be gr…
We thank you, Mr. President, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/72/1) and would like to express our appreciation for the work you have done in this first month of your mandate.
The United Nations is becoming more and more relevant to the people of …
Since this is the first time that my delegation is taking the floor in this session, we would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election and affirm our support to you in performing your duties.
The delegation of Cuba is grateful to the Secretary- General for his efforts in preparing …
Our delegation welcomes the convening of today’s meeting to discuss the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly for the period from 1 August 2015 to 31 December 2016 (A/71/2).
Cuba regrets that, as in previous years, the report is merely a descriptive account of meetings, acti…
We support the statement made by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
Palestine continues to suffer from illegal occupation and the Israeli settlement activities, which violate international law, including human rights and in…
The full implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action remains a pending issue in the fight for equal rights among all human beings. We view with concern that, in many countries and regions of the world, racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia continue to emerge, including in…
Strict adherence to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations is a duty by which all States committed to international peace and security are bound. War and armed conflicts have brought humankind nothing by terrible suffering and setbacks in their economic and social developme…
Peace is not only the goal to be achieved but the ultimate objective to safeguard. Peace is achievable
only if it is a product of a set of values, approaches, traditions, behaviours and lifestyles of a culture of peace. The purpose of the United Nations — to save current and future generations fro…
Humanitarian assistance must be provided at the request and with the consent of the affected State, since the latter plays the main role in coordinating all humanitarian activities in its territory. In that respect, Cuba recognizes the full validity of the guiding principles of humanitarian assistan…
The Human Rights Council was established as a result of the need to address double standards, confrontation and the political manipulation of the now-defunct Human Rights Commission. We must make every effort to avoid a repeat of the negative practices that discredited the Human Rights Commission — …
We thank the Secretary-General for the report (A/71/170) being discussed today.
The slave trade and the legacy of slavery are the root causes of profound social and economic inequalities, hatred, fanaticism, racism and prejudice that today continue to affect people of African descent. At the World …
Cuba aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The Palestinian people continue to suffer deeply. For almost 50 years, the illegal occupation of Israel and Israeli policies and practice…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/71/189, A/71/203 and A/71/211) on today’s agenda items.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
In Cuba’s view, the New Partnership for Africa’s…
We endorse the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Cuba supports a genuine and deep reform of the Security Council that would make it an effective, transparent, representative and democratic body reflecting the evolut…
Cuba supports the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The situation in the Middle East region remains a matter of constant concern for the international community. That has been reflected in the many previous …
We commemorate today the thirtieth anniversary of the terrible catastrophe of the nuclear-power plant in Chernobyl, which changed the course of thousands of lives, particularly those of children, in the affected areas of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
The nuclear accident was discussed for the first …
