The Cuban Ambassador stressed the progress of Cuba in attention to boys and girls and the determination of the island to be consistent with the letter and spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which it is a State Party since 1991. All this has been achieved despite the severe impact of the genocidal economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for more than half a century.
The Cuban representative said that the ills afflicting children across the world cannot be overcome without a just and equitable international order, that eradicates poverty and hunger, ends war conflicts, favors human beings over capital and preserves the environment.
She further noted that the worst form of violence against children is the denial of their right to life, to a safe world, to health, food, education, culture and healthy forms of recreation. In this regard, she called for international cooperation and solidarity to eradicate this and all forms of violence and to achieve the full realization of the rights of girls and boys.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations.