Harare, September 28, 2026 – The law of the jungle cannot be humanity's future, stated Mafa Kwanisai, Coordinator of the Fidel Castro Chair in Zimbabwe, while commenting on the speech delivered by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
Statement by H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the General Debate of the Eighty First Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. New York, September 26, 2026.
Mr. President of the General Assembly;
Madam Deputy Secretary-General:
Mr. President,
With the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development, a hope was born.
Forty years later, that promise remains unfulfilled. The current international economic order, unjust by design, perpetuates dependence and exploitation of developing countries through a predatory financial architecture and the proliferation of unilateral coercive measures.
Cuba’s diplomatic victory at the United Nations
On July 7, at the request of the Republic of Cuba, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) convened an urgent debate on the need to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the government of the United States against the Caribbean island.
The debate took place against the backdrop of a tightening of the blockade since the beginning of this year, including an energy siege...
Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the United Nations General Assembly
“Debate: Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”
Harare, June 8, 2026 – Cuba today denounced the doctrine of "peace through strength," promoted by the United States government, as a violation of the UN Charter and international law.
Harare, November 29, 2025 – The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Zimbabwe, Dr. Ayodele Odusola, held a pleasant dialogue today with the Ambassador of Cuba to this African nation, Her Excellency Ms. Susellys Pérez Mesa.
Upon receiving the diplomat from the Caribbean island, Odusola presented a detailed overview of UNDP projects in Zimbabwe and, in particular, the positive results achieved in areas such as community electrification, combating HIV/AIDS, and agriculture.
Harare, November 29, 2025 – The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Zimbabwe, Dr. Ayodele Odusola, held a pleasant dialogue today with the Ambassador of Cuba to this African nation, Her Excellency Ms. Susellys Pérez Mesa.
Upon receiving the diplomat from the Caribbean island, Odusola presented a detailed overview of UNDP projects in Zimbabwe and, in particular, the positive results achieved in areas such as community electrification, combating HIV/AIDS, and agriculture.
Livingstone, Zambia, April 9, 2025 – Cuba today reiterated its commitment to the vision of a shared future between Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, a reflection of their shared past and legitimate aspirations for prosperity and social justice for all.
CUBAN AMBASSADOR ATTENDS THE LAUNCH OF LIBERIA´S ASPIRATION FOR A NON PERMANENT SITE AT THE UNITED NATION SECURITY COUNCIL
On 8th February at the Memorial Centennial, representatives of the people of Liberia were called for the national launching of the Liberian Campaign for the Non-Permanent site at the United Nations Security Council.
Government, civil society, trade unions, judges and congressmen introduce to the diplomatic and consular Corp their objectives and purposes for this determination.
