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May

15

2018

Intervention of Cuba during the general debate within the framework of the 27th session of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Commission (CCPCJ)

Excellencies,

Distinguished Delegates, Excellency Ambassador Lotfi Bouchaara, I congratulate you on your election as head of the twenty-seventh session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice; congratulations that I make extensive to the other members of the Bureau.

The delegation of Cuba associates itself fully with the statements made by the distinguished representatives of Ecuador and Bolivia, on behalf of the Group of 77 plus China, and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, respectively.

Mr. president,

Sep

20

2017

The hurricane did not break the spirit of resistance of Cubans

Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the event in United Nations in solidarity with the countries affected by hurricane Irma. New York, September 18, 2017.

May

04

2017

Speech of the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba H.E. Mr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios in the Preparatory Meeting of the Review Conference on the Treatment on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Mr. President,

I want to express my satisfaction at the holding of this meeting that allow us to state our views on issues that shall be debated in the 2020 Review Conference of the Treatment on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Apr

06

2017

UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons to visit Cuba

Maria Grazia Giammarinaro will make an official visit to Cuba from April 10-14, on the invitation of the Cuban government.

May

11

2015

FAO regional workshop with Cuban experts conducted in Barbados.

The sub regional representation of FAO held in Barbados a seminar-workshop three days to promote the development of the industry of cassava and other tubers in the Caribbean to which he invited Dr. Luis Ruiz Martinez and Yoel Beovides García, two experts INIVIT (Research Institute of Tropical Root Crops) Ministry of Agriculture of Cuba, who found the accumulated practices in this area and through five conferences shared the Cuban experience, in an event that served to identify several areas of collaboration for generalize good practice.

Feb

24

2015

UN agencies assess triangular cooperation involving Cuba.

UN Development Program and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are evaluating the possible participation of Cuban experts in project management and vector control that could be applied in Barbados and presumably in other OECS countries, as analyzed with the Cuban ambassador Francisco Fernandez, in a meeting chaired by UNDP Deputy Representative, Ms. Lara Blanco, which also included Ms. Sally Edwards, PAHO Environmental Advisor on Health and Sustainable Development to Barbados and OECS, and Ms. Danielle Evanson, UNDP Programme Manager for climate change and disaster reduction.

Feb

15

2015

FAO appreciated Cuban technical assistance against Black Sigatoka in OECS region.

FAO Sub regional Coordinator, Dr. JR Deep Ford, positively assessed in a meeting with Cuban Ambassador to Barbados, Francisco Fernández Peña, support of Cuban government to the program in progress to confront the Black Sigatoka in the Caribbean countries. At the moment the Cuban expert, Dr. Luis Pérez-Vicente, makes a working tour through banana plantations of 5 OECS members countries that have been affected by this disease, as part of a technical assistance financed with funds from the sub regional FAO office, based in Barbados.

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