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Statement by H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the General Debate of the Eighty First Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. New York, September 26, 2026.

Mr. President of the General Assembly;

Madam Deputy Secretary-General:

In approximately three hours, exactly 66 years will have elapsed since Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, in a memorable speech from this rostrum, said, and I quote: “Let the philosophy of plunder disappear, and the philosophy of war will have disappeared! Let the colonies disappear; let the exploitation of countries by monopolies disappear; and then humanity will have reached a true stage of progress!”.

Statement by H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the high-level meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative.

We are gathered here today to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Global Development Initiative by President Xi Jinping during his address to the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Over the past five years, the Initiative has continued to represent a new paradigm of cooperation for sustainable development, in line with the legitimate interests and aspirations of the nations of the Global South, and has contributed to the progress toward the development goals of participating countries.

Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba learned today, September 18, through the press, of the surprising statement made by the Costa Rican Foreign Minister, Manuel Tovar Rivera, to the Miami Herald, that “diplomatic relations have been severed” with Cuba, a fact that has never been formally notified by the authorities of that country to the Cuban government.

UN Human Rights Council Examines for First Time U.S. Blockade and Energy Siege Against Cuba

UN Human Rights Council Examines for First Time U.S. Blockade and Energy Siege Against Cuba

Geneva, September 9, 2025.- For the first time since its inception, the UN Human Rights Council examined today the impact of the economic blockade and the energy siege imposed on Cuba by the United States. A large number of delegations participated after the Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures presented her report on her visit to Cuba.

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