PRESS RELEASE
Geneva, June 3, 2019. "The enigma of La Coubre", a documentary that recalls one of the bloodiest attacks perpetrated by the CIA against the Cuban Revolution, the blasting of La Coubre steam ship, on March 4, 1960, was presented in this city with the presence of its director, Colombian journalist and writer Hernando Calvo Ospina.
Statement by Ambassador Pedro L. Pedroso, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva and international organizations in Switzerland, at the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development
Geneva, April 29, 2019
Mr. President,
More than 30 years after its adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations, the effective implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development remains an unfulfilled one.
Statement by the Director General in charge of the United States, Carlos Fernández de Cossío
The Director General in charge of the United States Carlos Fernández de Cossío alerted that in recent months the US government has escalated its hostile rhetoric against Cuba. “It makes use of reiterated statements from high level officials aimed at manufacturing pretexts that steer toward a climate of greater bilateral tension”, said the official.
38th regular session of the Human Rights Council.
Geneva, June 20, 2018.
Mr. President,
We thank the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression for the presentation of his report.
38th regular session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva, June 18, 2018.
Mr. President:
We thank the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity for presenting the report on the visit to Cuba of his predecessor, Mrs. Virginia Dandan.