The Palestinian people and the peoples of all the occupied Arab territories have reached the most crucial moment in their history. Madrid, Oslo and other more recent developments made it seem that the peace process would produce real results and would finally
permit progress towards a just and last…
Destiny has chosen that we should debate a lofty matter of such importance to the attainment of a fair, peaceful solution to the Middle East conflict at a time when the peace process in the region appears to be more a chimera than a reality, because of the brutal aggression unleashed by Israel again…
I begin by expressing my delegation’s sincere thanks to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the Agency’s annual report.
Cuba attaches great importance to the work of the IAEA. Over the years our country has had a sign…
We have been participating with great interest in the preparatory process for the special session to follow up on the World Summit for Children, which is to be held next September. The review of the commitments undertaken in the September 1990 World Summit for Children Declaration regarding the surv…
The Millennium Summit has recently concluded, and the international community is now awaiting concrete results. The report submitted to us by the Secretary- General this year — and we are very grateful to him for it — constitutes, in our opinion, a valuable reference document on the most recent succ…
First of all, allow me to express sincere congratulations to the President on behalf of my delegation for convening this meeting and for the interest Canada, Minister Axworthy and you yourself, Mr. President, have placed on the issue sanctions. I also wish to congratulate you, sir, for the work you …
The achievements of the United Nations in the sphere of decolonization have been significant since the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and peoples was adopted in 1960. Without a doubt, the decolonization process has been one of the greatest victories of the United N…
Today as never before the Palestinian people and the people of all occupied Arab territories are undergoing a critical moment in their history. Madrid, Oslo and Wye River have made it look as though the peace process would become a reality. Yet all these efforts have been frustrated by hostile and a…
Cuba voted in favour of the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.21/Rev.l in view of the important, irreplaceable work done by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to promote the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
We regret that the inclusion of controversial elements in…
Cuba is pleased to address the work carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose lofty objective, according to article II of its statute, is “to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world.” Cuba values very hig…
Allow me at the outset to express the support of my delegation for the statement made by the representative of Guyana on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Copenhagen Summit met with much scepticism in its time, particularly among third-world countries — not because of its goals, which were t…
The ninth day of December this year will mark the passage of 50 years since the historic adoption by the Member States of the United Nations of a legally binding international instrument on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide. In this regard, in view of the solemnity of the occasi…
My delegation joined in the consensus in adopting resolution 53/31. One element of utmost importance to us in studying and assessing this draft resolution was that it endorsed the right of peoples to choose their own economic, political or social system.
Cuba considers that it is solely up to State…
The delegation of Cuba voted in favour of draft resolution A/53/L.18 because we feel that the substance of the text focuses on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency, an agency that in our view makes an important contribution to developing countries in the sphere of the peaceful uses of …
It is an honour for me to address the Assembly in support of the draft resolution on granting observer status for the Association of Caribbean States in the General Assembly.
We are addressing this issue because of the links of friendship and solidarity that have historically tied the people of Cub…
