43rd session of the Human Rights Council, Urgent Debate on racial discrimination against people of African descent.
Statement by Ambassador Pedro L. Pedroso, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva and international organizations in Switzerland
June 17, 2020
Madam President,
We thank you for organizing this urgent debate and in particular the African Group for its leadership in this initiative.
#TerrorismoNuncaMas:#Cuba condemns terrorism and political manipulation.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Cubaminrex, 1 June 2020. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states its strong rejection of the slanderous inclusion of Cuba in a US State Department list of countries which are allegedly not cooperating fully with US efforts against terrorism that was made public on May 13, 2020 and that was strongly rejected by President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Bermúdez.
US must lift its Cuba embargo to save lives amid COVID-19 crisis, say UN experts
Geneva (30 April 2020) – UN human rights experts* today called on the United States to lift its economic and financial embargo on Cuba that is obstructing humanitarian responses to help the country’s health care system fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We urge the US Government to withdraw measures aimed at establishing trade barriers, and ban tariffs, quotas, non-tariff measures, including those which prevent financing the purchase of medicine, medical equipment, food and other essential goods,” they said.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba:#Cuba rejects the pretexts of #Bolivian putschist authorities to suspend diplomatic relations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia announced the decision of the putschist Government to suspend diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba, claming that the Cuban Government has systematically affected bilateral relations and has been hostile towards the Bolivian authorities.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba strongly rejects the unfounded allegations of Bolivia’s de facto government.
Opening of the Conference on Disarmament in 2020. Statement of the Group of 21 (G-21.
STATEMENT OF THE GROUP OF 21 (G-21)
Opening of the Conference on Disarmament in 2020
Mr. President,
As coordinator of Group of 21, we would like to welcome you and the presidents who will guide our work during 2020.