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Sep

16

2023

Havana Declaration on “Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation”

Havana Declaration on “Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation” adopted in the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 and China reaffirms the commitment to strengthen the unity and solidarity of the Group in order to achieve its objectives and to reinforce its role in the current international context. We reaffirm full respect for the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. G77 rejected the imposition of laws and regulations with extraterritorial impact and all other forms of coercive economic measures, including unilateral sanctions against developing countries, and reiterate the urgent need to eliminate them immediately.

Sep

08

2023

Cuba celebrates International Literacy Day 2023.

International Literacy Day is celebrated every 8 September. Despite the achievements made, some 763 million young people and adults lack basic reading and writing skills by 2020, so the issue remains a global priority. Cuba celebrates International Literacy Day, recalling the literacy campaign launched in 1961, which declared the country the first illiteracy-free territory in Latin America. Unprecedented in the history of the Caribbean nation and a starting point for further progress in education. UNESCO has recognized the achievements of the Cuban educational system, as well as the commitment of the Cuban government to ensure public, inclusive, free and quality education that generates opportunities for lifelong learning for all.

Sep

06

2023

UNESCO will participate in the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 and China, Havana, Cuba

UNESCO Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, Ms. Lidia Arthur Brito will represent UNESCO at the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 and China, to be held in Havana on 15 and 16 September 2023. Under the theme: "Current Development Challenges: Role of Science, Technology and Innovation", the Havana Summit will strengthen the unity of the Group and will decide collective and practical actions to face in an effective manner the contemporary challenges. The G77 + China, which emerged in June 1964, is the largest and most diverse consultative group in the multilateral sphere, with 134 member states representing two thirds of the membership of the United Nations and 80 per cent of the world’s population.

May

17

2023

G 77+ CHINA, UNESCO Chapter, statement to the 216th session fo the Executive Board of UNESCO

The G 77 and China, UNESCO Chapter, is glad to announce that the South-South Cooperation Fund for Education is going on with a new project that will be submitted soon, and we take this opportunity to thank the Education Sector, BSP, and PAX for their valuable support and to encourage Member States to further increase their support to this Fund. This initiative follows up on the Declaration of the Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Group of 77 and China held on February 2 in Havana, Cuba, which supported the reactivation of the South-South Cooperation Fund for Education as a platform for development initiatives.

Apr

01

2020

Speech by Dr. Gerardo Guillén, representative of Cuba at the UNESCO Ministerial Meeting on science and Covid-19

"The Cuban Government is at the forefront of decision-making to combat the infection. The drug repurposing to combat COVID 19 has allowed several projects and clinical trials to be ongoing including vaccine and therapies for prevention and treatment in mild, severe and critical ill patients. Despite the serious limitations imposed by the North American blockade, which has prevented us from moving faster, not only to benefit our people, but also to be able to contribute to other countries, as our doctors are already doing. The blockade makes extremely difficult and expensive the access to reagents and equipment."

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