Mr. President,
Yesterday, December 9, Day for the commemoration and dignity of the victims of the crime of genocide and its prevention, the world witnessed a reappearance of this scourge in the Palestinian territories.
Cuba condemns in the strongest terms the genocide that Israel, the occupying power, is committing today in Gaza.
Geneva. December 4, 2023. – Represented by expert Ivonne Sánchez Quintero, Cuba participated actively and constructively in the work of the first session of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on the prevention of an arms race in the space, which took place in November. December 20 to 1 in this city.
Geneva, November 15, 2023. The progress of the Cuban people in human rights was widely recognized during the presentation and defense of the national report within the framework of the IV cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of the Council of human rights.
Geneva, November 14, 2023. In a few hours, Cuba will submit for the fourth time to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Mr. President;
Excellencies;
Distinguished delegates;
The blockade violates the right to life, health, education and the well-being of all Cuban men and women. It is felt by our families who endure the shortage of supplies in our stores, long queues, sky-rocketing prices or devalued salaries.