GENEVA. December 8, 2017. On Sunday, December 10, all Cubans will have enough reasons to celebrate Human Rights Day. More than five decades of socialist revolution have allowed them to achieve the full and universal enjoyment of all human rights, so there are plenty of reasons to celebrate with joy that day.
Your Excellency Raul Castro Ruz, President of the Republic of Cuba, Your Excellencies, Heads of Government of CARICOM, Your Excellency Irwin LaRocque, Secretary General of CARICOM Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen; It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to Antigua and Barbuda on the occasion of this CARICOM-Cuba Summit, and on this very important day marking the Forty-Fifth Anniversary of the establishment of CARICOM-Cuba diplomatic relations. The Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda are privileged to host this very significant event.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba expresses its deepest concern at and utter rejection of the US president's unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, which constitutes a serious, flagrant breach of the UN Charter, of international law and of the relevant UN resolutions.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba expresses its deepest concern at and utter rejection of the US president's unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, which constitutes a serious, flagrant breach of the UN Charter, of international law and of the relevant UN resolutions.
Nairobi, December 4th. José Fidel Santana Núñez, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, heads the Cuban delegation to the Third UN Assembly for the Environment (ANUMA 3), which is being held in Nairobi, Kenya, from December 4 to 6, 2017. On this occasion, the central debate is dedicated to environmental pollution.
In his speech at the plenary, the Cuban Deputy Minister paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, who from as early as 1976, during the Solemn Session of the National Assembly of Popular Power, called "Frightful dangers that threaten humanity" to: "... depletion of natural resources that are limited, the progressive pollution of the environment, the uncontrolled growth of the population, desolate hunger and catastrophic wars".
At another point in his speech, the Head of the Cuban Delegation pointed out the unsustainability of continuing to dedicate billions of dollars to the arms race, including that destined to the development of deadly nuclear weapons; instead of contributing to the solution of global environmental problems and denouncing the blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba, despite which the country continues to advance in the fight against pollution.
Before concluding his speech, the Cuban Deputy Minister highlighted the work of the Sanitary Hygiene and Environmental Quality Commission; the Pollutant Sources Eradication Program; the control actions on the pollution of the main bays of the Island and the control and management of hazardous waste, as examples of the political will of the Revolution to preserve the environment for future generations.
Embacuba Kenya