New York, 2 August 2017.
Thanks Mr. President,
We consider of great importance the work carried out by the working group on Global Geospatial Information Management. In this sense:
The Caribbean Project, promoted by UN-GGIM Americas, has worked in the strengthening of the capacities of member countries on geospatial management, with traditional focus and palpable results.
Dear friends, sisters and brothers of the solidarity movement,
José Martí, Apostle of the independence of our country and intellectual author of the Moncada attack, said and I quote: “To honor, brings honor.” Following this Marti’s maxim, today we pay tribute to the Generation who did not let the Apostle die in the Year of his Centenary and turned his thought into action.
Dear friends, sisters and brothers in the struggle,
We are deeply honored with your presence at this tribute to the 64th anniversary of the assaults to the “Moncada” and the “Carlos Manuel de Céspedes” Garrisons, in Santiago de Cuba and Bayamo.
We are here today to pay tribute to those who gave their lives during this heroic deed, to those that could see the fruit of the sacrifice of that day and also to the combatants who still continue to guide us by their example.
Madam President:
The adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons represents a historic milestone. More than a result of the Conference that we are successfully concluding today, this instrument is the result of a process of multilateral discussions over 70 years, which began with the adoption by the UN General Assembly of its first resolution, on January 24, 1946, which called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Mr. Chairman,
My delegation attaches great importance to the discussion of the issue of population aging in the United Nations, and to the role played by this Working Group since its inception.
Cuba will be one of the two countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with the largest aging population in the near future; for this reason, our country has given priority to elderly care and carries out a multidisciplinary and intersectoral work to guarantee the quality of life of this sector of the population.
The representation of Cuba in this Group of Governmental Experts has been actively working towards the fulfillment of the important mandate entrusted to us by the UN General Assembly under resolution 70/237.
Dear friends,
We are touched to see, once again, that we have so many good friends here. The work you have done over these years has been particularly important and helpful. You know very well what these expressions of solidarity mean for a country like Cuba, a small, blocked and rebel Island, that continues and will continue to withstand.
The strong support we have always received from the worthy sons of this country, who are increasingly demanding the unconditional lifting of the blockade and the normal relations between the two nations, have been fundamental.
Dear friends from Harlem,
I would like to convey to you the greeting and warm hug from our Ambassador Anayansi Rodríguez,who could not join us here as she is fulfilling an important mission at this moment.
Mr. Chairman,
It is an honor to address you on behalf of the countries of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC), members of the Group of 77; at this handing over ceremony of the chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China.
