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…
The General Assembly summons us to celebrate Human Rights Day and promote a comprehensive understanding of the issue within national educational systems. This is a noble task, if it truly aims at spreading, promoting and implementing all human rights, as agreed in the Vienna Declaration and in
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First, we would like to welcome the convening of this event in the General Assembly. Meetings such as today’s devoted to the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family show that the United Nations should continue to be the main forum in which concerted work is done at the internationa…
The debate of the General Assembly on agenda item 37 coincides, as usual, with the celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Regrettably, this year’s celebration is held at a time when the Palestinian people are still in mourning, a few days after the death of C…
Once again, the General Assembly is debating this agenda item at a time of unfortunate stalemate. No relevant progress is perceived. There is no negotiation process of any importance and sporadic violence continues. Nor is there any evidence of a serious and constructive dialogue aimed at achieving …
Once again we have heard an explanation of vote from the representative of the European Union (EU). The EU has explained that its vote has nothing to do with the sufferings imposed on our people by the economic blockade of all of these years, but that it has to do with the blockade’s extraterritoria…
My Government would like to express its appreciation for the information presented by the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and by Mr. Javier Rupérez.
There must be true international cooperation in the struggle against terrorist acts in all their forms and manifestations, wherever …
To Cubans, Africa is far from being just a place in geography classes; it is a topic of vital attention. No one can deny the profound impact on the formation of what we know today as the Cuban nation of the legacy inherited from Africans brought to the island as slaves by Spanish colonizers. The fie…
