On behalf of my delegation, I would like to begin by commending the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Ambassador Cheikh Niang, for the excellent manner in which he steered the work of the Committee during 2019. We would also like to acknow…
The delegation of Cuba associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, and we would like to acknowledge the excellent work that the Algerian and Belarusian delegations have done as coordinators of the Movement during the …
I wish to begin by expressing our delegation’s gratitude for South Africa’s exemplary leadership of the work of the Security Council as President of the Council for the month of October. We take this opportunity to welcome the presence of Mrs. Pandor, Minister for International Relations and Coopera…
The delegation of Cuba aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the Observer State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development was a decisive moment in the international debate on population. The implement…
The achievements of the Cuban revolution and our country’s commitment to preventing and confronting terrorism, as well as preventing and combating the various manifestations of transnational organized crime that may contribute to terrorism financing, have succeeded in making Cuba an unappealing plac…
Cuba was among the Member States to vote against resolution 71/248, on the establishment of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Re…
The situation in the Middle East continues to be very complex and to be marked by instability and insecurity. The Palestinian people continue to suffer the illegal foreign occupation of Israel and suffer under Israeli policies and practices, in serious violation of international law, including inter…
Cuba would like to explain its vote on resolution 71/250, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons”.
As a State party to the Chemical Weapons Convention, we support continued and effective cooperation between the United Nations an…
Before beginning my statement on the topic of this
meeting, I wish to express deep appreciation on behalf of my delegation, my Government and the Cuban people for the moving words and respect expressed with regard to the former President and leader of the Cuban Revolution, Head of State and Command…
We welcome the presentation of the annual report (A/71/1) of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization and the work undertaken to prepare it. This will be the last such report of the current Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize his dedic…
Cuba joins the consensus on resolution 70/302 in adopting the draft outcome document, whose annex contains the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, although we believe that the Declaration should address the causes of the high number of refugees and migrants directly and more thoroughly. …
The delegation of Cuba fully shares the humanitarian concerns regarding the irresponsible and random use of mines and explosive devices throughout the world and is aware of its economic and social consequences. We generally agree with the contents of
It is for this reason that our country took an a…
The Cuban delegation wishes to explain its position on resolution 50/70 Q, “1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons”, whose adoption was recommended by the First Committee in its report in document A/50/590 and Corr.1.
The Cuban …
The draft resolution and the draft Agreement which have been put to the vote are the result of great efforts to achieve universality of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which was signed in Jamaica on 10 December 1982.
Cuba had the honour of being one of its 119 signatories and h…
My delegation wishes to explain its position on draft resolution A/48/L.13 and Corr.1, just adopted under agenda item 14, "Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency". As we pointed out during the debate on this item, the Cuban delegation attaches much importance, generally speaking, to the Ag…
Nuclear energy has proven to be an important factor in the solution of many of the global problems of our planet. I wish therefore to take this opportunity, on behalf of my country, to reiterate our support for the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its contribution to the pea…
My
delegation wishes to explain its position concerning draft resolution K, on
regional disarmament, which has just been adopted.
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution recommended by the
First Committee. The Cuban delegation had made a careful in-depth analysis
aimed at giving a…
