Press release on U.S. and Israeli abstention on the UN vote against the Cuban blockade.
The Auckland Cuba Friendship Society applauds the recent UN vote against the U.S. blockade of Cuba where, for the first time, the U.S. and Israel abstained. The final vote against lifting the crippling 56-year blockade – the longest in world history – was 191 to 0, with two abstentions.
Announcement 1st Convention on Commerce, Cuba-2017
With the slogan: “Challenges and trends of the sustainable commerce ”, the 1st Convention on Commerce, Cuba-2017, will be held from May 15th to 19th, 2017, at the Havana International Conference Center. This will be the perfect setting for researchers, executives, specialist, and technical staff to exchange and debate on the role of commerce and services for the national economic progress accordingly, with the new management models.
Historic Day – US abstains in UN Resolution condemning blockade on Cuba
The world witnessed today an exceptional event, when the UN Resolution condemning the embargo was approved with the support of the international community and no opposition. US Permanent Representative at the UN, Samantha Power, announced they were going to abstain and so they did.
Friends of Cuba in Dunedin demand the end of the US Blockade
Wellington, October 20, 2016. -Members of the Cuba Friendship Society in Dunedin, New Zealand, issued a statement denouncing the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba, demanding its immediate end. The document was published in the Otago Daily Times, one of the majors newspaper of this southern region.
Announcement Prochildhood 2017
The Revolutionary National Police General Division, the International Relations and Collaboration Division and the Minors Division of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cuba, with the sponsorship of UNICEF announce the “3rd. International Conference on Minors Protection” to be held at Palco Hotel, Havana, Cuba, from May 24th to 26th, 2017. It will gather professionals and technicians interested on the topic, aimed at promoting the exchange of experience.