New York, 10 January 2020. A truly strong and participatory United Nations is necessary, with a transparent and duly democratized Security Council and a revitalized General Assembly, which will accompany States in the sovereign construction of the future that each nation will decide for itself without interference of any kind, stated today Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Cuba to the United Nations, at the Security Council open debate "Towards the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations: Upholding the UN Charter for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security."
In her statement, the representative of the Caribbean island stressed how the continued violations of the Charter and the breaches of international law, including the use and threat of use of force against sovereign States, aggressions against the sovereignty of other nations and interference in the internal affairs of States, continue to be everyday occurrences. This, she recalled, despite the fact that the international organization and its Charter came into existence 75 years ago, due to the pressing need to save the world from another world war and with the permanent objective of ensuring peace, security, dignity and development for all peoples of the world
Rodríguez Abascal, who reiterated Cuba's firm commitment to upholding the purposes and principles of the Charter, which are the basis of multilateralism, one of the main sources of international law and the guide for the conduct of States in their international relations, took the opportunity to reject some current trends, such as unconventional wars, the targeted killing of foreign leaders, the plundering and theft of natural resources and the imposition of unilateral coercive measures. A clear example of the latter is the U.S. blockade against Cuba and the full implementation of the Helms Burton Act.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations