CUBA ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY AS COORDINATING COUNTRY OF THE GROUP OF 21 IN THE UN CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
Geneva, June 23, 2025. Cuba assumed today the responsibility of Coordinating Country of the Group of 21 (G-21) in the Conference on Disarmament, which operates at this UN headquarters.
The G-21 is the largest of the four coordination groups that comprise the Conference on Disarmament. The G-21 is made up of 33 developing countries, out of the total of 65 Member States currently in the Conference.
Cuban Ambassador Meets with ILO Director-General
The two officials reviewed the international situation, the multilateral system, and the impact it has had on workers.
The ILO's expanded technical assistance was evaluated on issues such as updating the labor regulatory framework in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the exchange of technical and good practices on youth employment, the informal economy, and the digital transformation of work, among other topics.
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EVENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE HUMANITARIAN WORK OF CUBAN HEALTH COOPERATORS
Representatives from numerous countries, international organizations, civil society organizations, and academic institutions held a packed event at the UN Palace in Geneva as part of the activities organized in the context of the 59th session of the Human Rights Council. The meeting focused on the contribution of international medical cooperation to the realization of the right to health.
Cuba Responds to Manipulative US Statements at the UN Economic and Social Council
The Cuban delegation to the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which concluded today at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, responded strongly to manipulative and misleading statements by the United States delegation regarding the economic blockade imposed against the island.
AMBASSADOR RODOLFO BENÍTEZ VERSON, SPEAKS AT THE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE HIGHEST ATTAINABLE STANDARD OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. 59TH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.
We denounce the dishonest campaign of the U.S. government to discredit Cuban medical cooperation, exert pressure on recipient governments and deprive millions of people of essential health services. These petty actions are nothing more than an extension of the aggression and hostility against Cuba.