On 30 May, Cuba's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, delivered a speech at the First Preparatory Meeting on the WSIS+20 Global Review. This event was held at the UN headquarters in New York as part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) global review process.
(Prensa Latina) — Today, H.E. Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said that Cuba will continue to promote scientific and technological cooperation based on solidarity, mutual respect, and the sovereignty of our peoples.
Soberón participated in the 22nd session of the United Nations High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation, where he stated that structural inequalities, the digital divide, and a lack of financing continue to hinder progress.
On Tuesday, Ambassador Daylenis Moreno Guerra, Cuba's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, spoke at the 22nd session of the High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation.
The diplomat stressed the need to strengthen alliances among Southern countries based on solidarity, complementarity, and respect for national priorities. She described this as an essential issue at a time when multilateralism faces enormous challenges.
Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuba's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, participated in the meeting, where he reiterated Cuba's firm support for the Palestinian people's legitimate rights and called for a just, lasting and definitive solution to the Middle East conflict.
During the Security Council's open debate on protection of civilians in armed conflict, Cuba's Permanent Representative, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, expressed deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation faced by the Palestinian people.
He denounced the continuous use of force by Israel, supported politically, militarily and financially by the United States, which has created a culture of impunity that exacerbates the suffering of civilians, including women, children, humanitarian workers and United Nations personnel.