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Jun

13

2023

Statement by Yuri Ariel Gala López, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations. Annual Session of UNICEF Executive Board. June 13th, 2023.

Cuba positively acknowledges UNICEF’s efforts to support maternal and neonatal health, child nutrition, child vaccination and education, just to mention a few; and highlights that, thanks to UNICEF's work, 37.9 million children and adolescents will have access to education by 2022.

Jun

13

2023

Statement by Ambassador Yuri Gala López, Chargé d´Affaires a.i. of the Cuban Permanent Mission to United Nations, at the Session of the Special Committee on Decolonization. Item: Question of Western Sahara. New York, 13 June 2023.

The UN Special Committee on Decolonization declared Western Sahara a Non-Self-Governing Territory 59 years ago. Numerous resolutions have ratified the right to self-determination of the Saharawi people. It is imperative that the international community commits itself to the implementation of UN resolutions and decisions on Western Sahara.

Jun

13

2023

G77: Remarks, on behalf of G-77 + China, by Yuri Gala Lopez, Chargé d´Affaires a.i of the Cuban Permanent Mission to United Nations, at the side event on Equity and the Law of the Sea, 33rd Meeting of States Parties to UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The recent agreement on the BBNJ Treaty, 19 years after discussions began, has ushered in a new governance era for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans. Among other significant achievements, the Group of 77 and China have succeeded in including in the Treaty a truly balanced model for the sharing of the benefits arising from the use of marine genetic resources and digital sequence information, which is an important part of biological scientific research today.

Jun

13

2023

G77: Statement by Ambassador Yuri A. Gala López, Chargé d´Affaires a.i. of Cuban Permanent Mission, on behalf of G77 and China, during the informal consultations on the co-facilitators’ proposal for the scope and elements of the Summit of the Future.

Statement by Ambassador Yuri A. Gala López, Chargé d´Affaires a.i. of the Cuban Permanent Mission, on behalf of G77 and China, during the informal consultations on the co-facilitators’ proposal for the scope and elements of the Summit of the Future. New York, June 13, 2023.

Distinguished co-facilitators, His Excellency Mr. Neville Gertze, Permanent Representative of Namibia, and Her Excellency Ms. Antje Leendertse, Permanent Representative of Germany,

Jun

09

2023

G77: Statement by Group 77 and China at the GST Roundtable on Means of Implementation. Bonn, Germany, 9 June 2023.

Equity is a fundamental basis for understanding the context and identifying future actions for enhancing ambition, addressing implementation barriers and opportunities, and strengthening international cooperation under the Convention and the Paris Agreement. Considering equity and the best available science together will strengthen the science-policy interface.

Jun

08

2023

G77: Introductory Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, by Adiel Guevara, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Cuba to UN, under agenda item 18 (j): Sustainable development: combating sand and dust storms. New York, 08 June 2023.

I have the honor to introduce on behalf of the Group of 77 and China the draft resolution contained in document (A/77/L.72), titled International Day of Combating sand and dust storms, where it’s stressing the need for cooperation at the global and regional levels with a view to managing and mitigating the effects of sand and dust storms.

Jun

08

2023

Declaration by Ambassador Yuri A. Gala López, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Cuba to the United Nations. Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS. June 8, 2023.

Segment dedicated to UNFPA. June 8, 2022

Mr. President:

Dear Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director,

Dear members of the Executive Board and other delegations,

We thank the Executive Director of UNFPA for her statement and the results achieved this year of implementation of the Strategic Plan, 2022-2025.

Jun

07

2023

G77: Opening Statement of Group 77 and China at the Joint Contact Group GST. Bonn, Germany, June 7, 2023.

Opening Statement of the Group of 77 and China at the Joint Contact Group GST. Bonn, Germany, June 7, 2023.

As we look forward to the conclusion of the first GST this year, with the key focus being on the conclusion of the Technical Dialogue and the conduct of the consideration of outputs component, the Group of 77 and China would like to highlight the following:

Jun

06

2023

G77: Statement on behalf of G-77 + China, by Ambassador Yuri Gala López, Chargé d´Affaires a.i of the Cuban Permanent Mission to United Nations, at the 2023 annual session of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS-UNDP Segment.

Developing countries continue to face unprecedented challenges that hinders their ability to recover from the negative socio-economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the multiple crises. The UNJ Development System has a crucial role to play in supporting countries national efforts to achieve the SDGs and meeting development challenges. The Group appreciates the efforts by the UNDP in assisting the developing countries in this regard.

Jun

05

2023

Opening Statement by G-77 + China at the Joint Opening Plenary of the SBSTA-58 and SBI-58. Bonn, Germany, 5th June 2023.

In the G77 and China Ministerial Declaration adopted in September 2022 in New York, the G77 and China’s Ministers “reaffirmed that the Paris Agreement is the collective achievement of all Parties, and seeks to enhance the implementation of the Convention, in accordance with its objectives, principles and provisions”.

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