Mr. President:
We support the statements delivered by Uganda, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement; the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations; and Senegal, as Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
Mr. President, dear Ambassador:
We commend your leadership at the helm of this third session of the Preparatory Committee for the Eleventh Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and reiterate our full support for your work. The Cuban delegation will contribute to the work of achieving results that will promote the success of the 2026 Review Conference.
Mr. President,
We congratulate you and all the officers of the Committee on your election. We wish you every success in carrying out your responsibilities.
We welcome the presence of Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, and thank her for providing an update on the activities of the Department of Global Communications and on the implementation of the recommendations contained in Resolutions 79/93 A-B.
Mr. President:
We associate ourselves with the statement of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations.
We thank the People's Republic of China for convening this meeting.
H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the 69th session of the General Assembly,
Dear Ms. Celinda Sosa Lunda, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia,
Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs,
Excellencies, distinguished delegates and guests:
Dear colleagues:
We endorse the statements made by Uganda on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and by Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations.
We welcome the initiative to organize this event, which places the value of multilateralism, diplomacy and peace at the center of attention on the eve of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the United Nations.
Mr. President and Moderator,
The principle of equality and non-discrimination is fully recognized in the Cuban legal framework, including the Magna Carta of 2019.
Mr. President of the Forum and Mr. Moderator
My delegation appreciates the panel presentations. Cuba supports initiatives aimed at ensuring the responsible use of artificial intelligence and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
It is a priority that the AI governance process, in which the United Nations must play a central role, leads to the design of technological systems that avoid the reproduction of stereotypes or any form or manifestation of racism or racial discrimination.
Mr. President, Ms. Moderator,
My delegation appreciates the presentations made by this panel. We welcome the adoption of resolution 78/323: "International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent".
Mr. President, Mrs. Moderator,
We thank the panel for their presentations and begin by reaffirming Cuba's historic commitment to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
Africa is part of the very essence of the Cuban nation. As a result of the transatlantic slave trade and the slave trade, some 1.3 million African slaves were forcibly brought to Cuba to replace the indigenous population that had been practically exterminated by colonialism.
