United Nations, New York, September 11, 2026. – Cuba reaffirmed its commitment to South-South cooperation as an essential tool for promoting sustainable development, strengthening developing countries’ capacities and encouraging their own solutions in the face of common challenges.
During the commemorative event for United Nations Day on South-South cooperation, Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, highlighted the relevance of the Global Alliance for South-South and triangular cooperation and stressed Cuba’s solidarity record for more than six decades. He recalled that more than 6000 Cuban health cooperators have provided service in 165 countries, mainly from the Global South, including those affected by natural disasters and health emergencies.
Soberón Guzmán rejected the campaigns aimed at discrediting the Cuban medical cooperation and denounced the severe restrictions imposed by the US blockade, compounded by secondary measures and an economic siege that prevents the entry of fuel into the country. He ratified that, despite these obstacles, Cuba will continue offering its capabilities to serve other peoples and uphold their rights to healthcare, education and a dignified life.
He also, stressed that, even in the midst of these restrictions, Cuba’s biotechnology sector has developed medicines, vaccines and treatments against various diseases. Referring to NeuralCIM, to be launched on September 16, he underscored the longstanding solidarity of these capabilities and affirmed that “our country does not ask for permission to save lives wherever we are needed.”
Cuba reiterated that South-South cooperation is no substitute for North-South cooperation, and that developed countries must fulfill their development commitments. Soberón Guzmán highlighted that unity, complementarity and solidarity are essential for the Global South to generate its own solutions, strengthen its capacity and build its own future.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations.