Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba, during the Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba, during the Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba, during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Implications for Human Rights of the Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Hazardous Substances
Mr. President,
We agree with the Special Rapporteur that North-South transfers of waste containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) constitute a form of so-called waste colonialism.
Despite the fact that most of these substances are manufactured and used in industrialized countries, the waste ends up primarily in developing countries.
Twelve manufacturers produce the majority of PFAS, generating estimated global profits of USD 4 billion.
Cuba Advocates for the Early Adoption of an International Covenant on the Right to Development
The Human Rights Council convened a special Panel to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development. The event aimed to take stock of the achievements and obstacles encountered over the past four decades in implementing the Declaration and to identify a roadmap for operationalizing the right to development.
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba, during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery and Trafficking in Persons
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba, during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery and Trafficking in Persons
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba, during the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba, during the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries