New York, November 4, 2025. — The Chargé d'affaires, a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Yuri A. Gala López, spoke today at the UN General Assembly Fourth Committee on the topic “Questions related to information.”
The Cuban diplomat emphasized that, given the growing necessity of truthful and objective information, promoting the integrity of information must remain a strategic priority for the Department of Global Communications. He highlighted the importance of developing multilingual content and welcomed the efforts to digitize the United Nations’ historical documentation, calling it “a significant step toward preserving the Organization’s historical memory.”
Ambassador Gala López reiterated that Cuba continues to place special emphasis on advancing the process of computerizing society as part of its Economic and Social Development Plan up to the year 2030. He explained that the Cuban government and professionals in the sector are committed to promoting a path of development for society based on science, technology, and innovation, despite the obstacles that make connectivity in the country more expensive and hinder access to advanced technologies.
In this regard, he recalled that the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government on Cuba hinders the country's development in this area. “From March 2024 to February 2025, the blockade caused an estimated $78,064,500 in damage and losses to the communications and information technology sector,” he said.
He also denounced digital and technological restrictions, such as limited access to the Zoom platform, that prevent Cuban representatives from participating on equal and sovereign terms in virtual meetings and events convened by United Nations agencies. Additionally, he denounced political disinformation campaigns promoted from U.S. territory to distort the reality in Cuba.
He condemned the ongoing radio and television aggression against Cuba, as well as the United States government's misuse of cyberspace against our country to cause destabilization and political subversion, in contravention of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the provisions of the International Telecommunication Union. He emphasized that these aggressive radio and television broadcasts violate international law and the Cuban constitutional order. He noted that the U.S. government continues to finance subversive programs against Cuba with government funds.
Ambassador Gala López pointed out that new technologies should promote human development, not warmongering agendas and hate speech. He added that “they should stimulate knowledge, not sow ignorance or attack the culture, symbols, and identity of peoples. They should encourage production and promote a better quality of life, instead of generating inequality, poverty, and social exclusion.”
He concluded by urging the responsible use of technology, in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations, which are based on respect for sovereignty, non-interference in the internal affairs of States, and peaceful coexistence.
He reaffirmed Cuba's willingness to contribute to efforts to the establishment of a new, more just and equitable world information and communications order, in which technological and digital development for the well-being of peoples takes precedence.
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