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May

20

2025

Cuba participates in the 8th Meeting of the States Parties to the 1970 UNESCO Convention

Paris, 20 May 2025 — Cuba took an active part in the Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, held on 19 and 20 May at UNESCO Headquarters.

During her statement, the Cuban delegate Laura Álvarez Delgado emphasized the importance of the expansion of the Convention’s membership, with the recent accession of new States Parties, as a key element in strengthening international cooperation in the protection of cultural heritage and the fight against illicit trafficking in cultural property.

May

18

2025

Cuba participates in a meeting on the Ethics of Neurotechnology

Paris, May 16, 2025. The Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO participated, from May 12 to 16, in the Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts for the Preparation of a Final Draft Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology, held at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris.

Through its active participation in this process, Cuba reaffirms its commitment to strengthening international ethical frameworks for the use of emerging technologies, in support of sustainable human development and the defense of fundamental rights.

Apr

30

2025

Cuba participates in the 64th Session of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme Bureau

Paris, 30 April 2025. Acting as Vice-Chair of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) for the Latin America and Caribbean region, Cuba took part in its 64th session, held on 29 and 30 April at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.

The main purpose of the meeting was to review the implementation of the Programme, which is currently in its ninth phase until 2029, address existing challenges, and guide future strategic initiatives. Once again, Cuba reaffirmed its commitment to water-related issues and to achieving the targets and indicators of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all) of the 2030 Agenda.

Carlos Alberto Luaces Socarrás, Head of the Secretariat of the National Council of River Basins of Cuba and Chair of the National Committee of the IHP, highlighted the efforts made by the Latin American region to build strategic partnerships—not only among National Committees, but also with the World Meteorological Organization and the Conference of Ibero-American Water Directors (CODIA)—enabling a more integrated approach to water challenges.

Apr

30

2025

Celebration day for the Transcultura project in Havana

Havana, April 29, 2025. With the concert of the “Transcultura Band” and the inauguration of the Santa Clara College for Training in the Arts and Crafts of the Restoration of Cuba and the Caribbean, the Transcultura project celebrates two important milestones of its results.

The presence of the island's authorities, headed by the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, reaffirms the country's commitment to the promotion of culture, the safeguarding of heritage and the Caribbean region.

Apr

24

2025

Cuba hosted a “collaboratory” of ideas on Education

Havana, April 23, 2025. For two consecutive days, Havana became the point of encounter of education authorities from UNESCO and the country, with the purpose of exchanging good practices and outlining strategies to promote the achievement of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, more specifically, through the achievement of its Goal 4, “Quality Education”.

In the words of UNESCO's regional director, Anne Lamaistre, “as always, Cuba opens the doors to innovation”, referring to the concept of “collaboratory” of ideas, under which this first meeting was held to analyze the situation of Education, not only in the country, but also in the region.

The participation of key actors, such as Cuba's Minister of Education, Ms. Naima Trujillo, the sector's vice ministers, national, provincial and school directors and researchers, together with UNESCO specialists, was fundamental for this review of national and regional progress and challenges in education.

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