Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, reiterated Cuba's firm rejection of the punitive, interfering and politicised mandates established against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Human Rights Council.
If we really want to contribute to the cause of human rights in Iran, the unilateral coercive measures imposed against that country, which violate the human rights of its people, must cease immediately.
This Council cannot become an instrument of those who seek to subvert the internal order of sovereign nations.
Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson speaks in the debate on ‘promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development’. 58th Human Rights Council.
The countries of the South continue to disproportionately bear the combined burden of the unjust international financial architecture, climate adaptation, ever-increasing external debt, and the inherent challenges of sustainable development, which will remain a utopia without profound changes to the current world order.
Third Secretary Roberto Soto Martínez, speaks during the dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. 58th Human Rights Council.
It is an undeniable fact that humanity and the planet are enduring irreversible damage due to climate change, desertification, pollution, and the loss of biodiversity.
It is imperative that industrialized countries fulfill their commitments to climate financing, the provision of means of enforcement, and the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund.
Third Secretary Roberto Soto Martínez, speaks in the dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children. 58th Human Rights Council.
In Cuba, the best interests of the child hold constitutional status, and the Families Code provides extensive protection for the rights of children and adolescents.
Cuba will not relent in its efforts to vigorously and effectively prevent and combat sexual exploitation and abuse of minors.
Cuba denounces global setback in the implementation of the right to food and proposes solutions to address the serious food crisis.
Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez warned of the serious setback in the implementation of the goal agreed in the 2030 Agenda to eliminate hunger. He stressed that achieving Zero Hunger requires coordinated global actions, including the reform of the international financial architecture; the cancellation of foreign debt; the elimination of unilateral coercive measures; the fulfillment of Official Development Assistance commitments and the granting of special and differential treatment to developing countries in trade matters.