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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

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

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.

Apr

15

2025

Cuba Defends UNRWA's Essential Work in Supporting Palestinian Refugees

Paris, April 15, 2025. At its 221st session, the UNESCO Executive Board considered the issue of the continuation of the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), a context in which Cuba added its voice in defense of this international organization.

In her intervention in the debate, Cuban Ambassador María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro denounced the Israeli government's decision to ban UNRWA's activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. "The ban on UNRWA, in addition to violating the United Nations Charter and Israel's obligations under international law, deepens the suffering of the Palestinian population," stated the Cuban representative.

Apr

14

2025

Cuban Ambassador Condemns Renewed Israeli Aggression Against Gaza

Paris, April 14, 2025. At the 221st session of the UNESCO Executive Board, Cuban Ambassador María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro condemned in the strongest possible terms Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. "It is unacceptable to remain silent in the face of renewed Israeli aggression against Gaza, in the face of the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, including thousands of children," the Cuban diplomat stated during the general debate on Gaza.

In her remarks, the Cuban Representative also denounced the Israeli government's attempt to forcibly displace the entire population of that enclave and its attempts to exterminate them by blocking the entry of essential humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Recognizing the progress made by UNESCO in the implementation of the Emergency Assistance Program for Gaza, the Cuban Ambassador demanded an end to Israel's aggression and respect for the free movement of humanitarian personnel and relief goods as essential requirements for continuing the Program's implementation.

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