Statement by H.E. Mr. Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, at the General Debate of the Seventy-Sixth Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembl
Mr. Secretary General;
Mr. President;
We are living uncertain times. Under the demolishing impact of a pandemic that has worsened structural inequities and the global crisis, the role of multilateralism and the United Nations becomes ever more important. And international cooperation has been insufficient.
The implementation of neo-liberal formulas for decades has been reducing States’ capabilities to meet the needs of their populations.
The most vulnerable have been left unprotected, while rich nations, the elites and the pharmaceutical transnational corporations have continued to profit.
Not only it is urgent that we unite our wills and pool our efforts for the wellbeing of humanity. It is morally imperative
16 Years of the Henry Reeve Medical Contingent: You Have Been Where You Have Been Most Needed, And You Have Not Failed
By: José Angel Portal Miranda
19 September 2021
Today marks the 16th anniversary of that decisive September. It was the year 2005 and, after the hard hit of Hurricane Katrina in the southern United States, as a relief to the pain, Fidel bequeathed us the idea and the hope that a contingent specialized in disaster situations and serious epidemics distributes.
The doctors of the Henry Reeve contingent - the name they received in memory of that exceptional young American fighter who died fighting for the independence of Cuba - have been doctors of the world ever since.
An extraordinary visit, historical
Mexico City, Mexico.- "It has been an extraordinary visit, historical," the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, said in statements offered to the Cuban Press minutes after said farewell , at Benito Juarez International Airport, to the first secretary. of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, who left back to the homeland on the afternoon of this Saturday.
KKE MEP supports Cuba in European Parliament
Words of the MEP of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos (Greece-NI), in support of Cuba against the maneuvering of false accusations against Cuba by right-wing groups in the European Parliament on September 16.
In Mexico, hearts are also put to Cuba
President Díaz-Canel conveyed to representatives of the solidarity movement with Cuba, a strong hug from Army General Raúl Castro Ruz
Author: Yaima Puig Meneses | internet@granma.cu
Author: René Tamayo León | internet@granma.cu