Nicosia, Cyprus, July 15, 2026. — The Cuban ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, signed on the morning of Wednesday, July 15, the condolence book opened at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in this capital on the occasion of the passing of His Highness, the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

The Caribbean diplomat took the opportunity to convey to his Qatari counterpart, His Excellency the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Cyprus, Yousef Sultan Laram, the most sincere condolences to the brotherly State of Qatar, its government and people, on behalf of the Cuban government and people, also extending them to the family and friends of His Highness the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Pino Martínez recalled in his message of condolences and mentioned to his host the close friendship of the great Qatari leader with the Commander-in-Chief, Fidel Castro, as well as the unforgettable memories cherished by His Highness the Father Emir, a result of his love for Cuba and its people.

Cuban Ambassador Visits the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas

Nassau, July 15, 2026 – The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Juan Carlos Marcof Sánchez, accompanied by the Embassy’s First Secretary, Imara López Benedico, paid a working visit to the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas

Paris, 15 July 2026. – With the participation of ministers, senior government officials, representatives of United Nations organizations, scientific institutions, universities, research centres and civil society organizations, the Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024–2033) was officially inaugurated on Tuesday at UNESCO Headquarters.

Cuba's Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Armando Rodríguez Batista, addressed the High-Level Ministerial Segment entitled "Science for Sustainable Development: From Commitment to Implementation."

Recalling Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz's conviction that "the future of our country must necessarily be a future of people of science," Minister Rodríguez Batista shared Cuba's experience in building a science, technology and innovation system conceived as a public policy serving national development. He presented eight proposals intended to guide science policy in support of sustainable development.

He explained that the most recent Executive Orders and unilateral coercive measures adopted by the current United States Administration have reinforced the extraterritorial nature of the blockade, hindering the country's access to international research projects, scientific platforms, technologies, financing, fuel and other essential resources required for development.

Melbourne, Australia. July 15, 2026. Dr. Diadelis Remirez, Senior Researcher at the Cuban Medicines Regulatory Authority (CECMED) and member of the Board of Directors of the Cuban Society of Pharmacology, is participating this week in the XX World Congress of Pharmacology, being held from July 12 to 17 in Melbourne, Australia.

New York, 14 July 2026. During the General Debate of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda and warned that the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains threatened by an unjust international economic order, the failure to fulfill commitments on financing and technology transfer, and the imposition of unilateral coercive measures against developing countries,

New York, 14 June 2026. - At the High-Level Event on Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition, held at United Nations Headquarters, Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to a just, inclusive, and sustainable energy transition, while denouncing the intensification of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government as a serious obstacle to national efforts aimed at ensuring energy security and moving toward a cleaner energy mix.

Statement by Second Secretary Aime Triana, Representative of Cuba, under agenda item 8: “Round Table on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Artificial Intelligence.” 19th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP).