We support the statements to be delivered by the representatives of Uganda, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries; Mauritania, on behalf of the Group of Arab States; Cameroon, on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation; and Senegal, as Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of…
On 26 September 1960, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz condemned from this very rostrum the philosophy of looting and expounded on the philosophy of war (see A/PV.872). Nevertheless, we are still suffering the effects of colonialism and neocolonialism. The bounties promised by neoliberal globalis…
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 impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed, as never before, the true nature of the current unfair and unsustainable international order. Never before has humankind had such tremendous scientific and technical potential and such a remarkable capacity to generate wealth and…
I would like to express my sincere condolences to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for the loss of life and the terrible destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian. I urge the international community to mobilize resources in order to provide assistance.
I want to denounce, before the Assembly, the fact …
Before adopting any decision, it should be crystal clear to all Member States that proposals presented under item 43 of the agenda of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed against Cuba, are important quest…
We deeply thank all those who have expressed their rejection of the blockade imposed against our country. To the citizens of all nations, and to the growing majority of Americans who have joined us in this cause for peace, justice, goodwill and human dignity, and in the name of the heroic, selfless …
I wish to express my condolences to the people and the authorities of the City of Pittsburgh, the State of Pennsylvania and the United States for the events that transpired in the Tree of Life Synagogue, in which 11 people were killed. We also express our condolences to the people and the Government…
Allow me to reiterate to the Secretary-General Cuba’s support for his work at the helm of the United Nations and as a guarantor and advocate of international peace.
I would like to express my deep condolences to the relatives of the deceased and the victims of hurricanes Irma and Maria, as well as …
Almost two years have passed since President Barack Obama announced his willingness to use his executive powers and to work with Congress to lift the blockade against Cuba. During that period, the three Cuban anti-terrorist fighters returned; the unjustifiable inclusion of Cuba on the so-called list…
I would like to begin by expressing our gratitude to the President and to the Secretary-General for their notable efforts in carrying out their mandates.
The statistics could not be more eloquent — 80 per cent of the world’s population owns only 6 per cent of the wealth, while the wealthiest 1 per …
We live in a globalized world that is moving towards multipolarity in an age characterized by the threat to the survival of the human species. The United States Government and NATO will not be able to reverse that trend with a new world division through the force of arms. However, there is a serious…
Mr. Godard knows he is lying when he asserts that the United States Government promotes respect for human rights in Cuba (see A/68/PV.38). The embargo is a massive, flagrant and systematic violation of the human rights of the Cuban people and is an act of genocide, according to article 2, subparagra…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), over which Cuba currently has the honour to preside. I reiterate our satisfaction at the election of Ambassador John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eig…
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), over which Cuba is honoured to preside, attaches great importance to the holding, for the first time in the history of the United Nations, of a High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament. We are committed to partici…
Allow me first to thank you, Madam, and the Government of the Argentine Republic for the invitation conveyed to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which Cuba is honoured to preside, to participate for the first time in a debate of the Security Council.
The history of Lati…
Mr. Godard has continued to repeat the same story that he has recounted to the Assembly every year in seeking to uphold the Bush policy and now that of President Obama. That story will not become true simply through repetition. Only four of the paragraphs that he read out today were not an almost wo…
Never before have Latin America and the Caribbean expressed themselves with such strength and unity as they did at the Summit of the Americas, held last April in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Once again, Cuba was excluded at the insistence of the United States. Argentine sovereignty over the Malvin…
I should like to express my thanks for the professional and fair solution found to the breakdown of the voting machine this morning.
The only justification for my speaking at this stage in the debate is the flagrant lies put forward by Mr. Godard this morning. You can fool some of the people some o…
