New York, 4 October 2017.Cuban Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mrs.Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, during her statement at the joint debate on items 107: Prevention of Crime and Criminal Justice and 108: International Drug Control, of the Third Committee of the United Nations, highlighted that crime prevention remains a major task in the current international context, taking into account that all countries, regardless of their social and economic characteristics, are vulnerable to the different manifestations of crime, including its emerging forms.
She pointed out that the fight against transnational trafficking in persons, drug dealing, money laundering operations, arms smuggling or terrorism requires robust international cooperation, on the basis of full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States in accordance with national laws, as rightly recognized in the Palermo Convention and its protocols.
The Cuban representative noted that crime confrontation alone does not ensure the eradication of crime, but that the fight against underdevelopment must go hand in hand with the struggle to establish a more just, democratic and equitable international order to achieve more just and inclusive societies
At the same time she referred to Cuba’s zero tolerance policy nationwide on drug production, consumption and trafficking, and mentioned that the country is a State Party to the 16 international instruments on the fight against terrorism and has a comprehensive law against terrorist acts.
Rodríguez Camejo emphasized that the Cuban territory has never been used nor will it ever be used to organize, finance or undertake terrorist actions against any country. We reiterate our readiness to cooperate with any State in preventing and confronting terrorism on the basis of mutual respect, sovereign equality and the principles and rules of International Law.
Likewise, the Cuban Ambassador described as inadmissible the practice of producing unilateral qualification reports to other States and called for their abolition.
She reiterated Cuba´s unwavering commitment to continue fighting transnational organized crime in all its manifestations and the world drug problem and related crimes.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations.