'Cuba honors its commitment to South-South cooperation,' says FM
Havana, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez affirmed on Saturday that his country honors its commitment to South-South cooperation through solidarity in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
'The Henry Reeve Brigades, inspired by those principles, support and save lives,' explained Rodriguez on Twitter, referring to the Day of South-South Cooperation, created by the UN General Assembly in 2012.
The Foreign Minister recalled that countries commemorate the Day of South-South Cooperation in a context worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
UN assembly approves pandemic resolution; US, Israel objec
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a wide-ranging resolution on tackling the coronavirus pandemic Friday over objections from the United States and Israel, which protested a successful last-minute Cuban amendment that strongly urged countries to oppose any unilateral economic, financial or trade sanctions.
The 193-member world body adopted the resolution by a vote of 169-2, with Ukraine and Hungary abstaining. It was a strong show of unity by the U.N.’s most representative body, though many countries had hoped for adoption by consensus.
Cuba Ratifies Commitment To the Struggle for Global Literacy
The Cuban National Commission for UNESCO remembered this World Literacy Day the contributions of the island nation to this global struggle.
The Cuban National Commission for UNESCO reminded this September 8 of the commitment by the people and the government of Cuba to the global efforts to achieve literacy for all, on the occasion of commemorating World Literacy Day.
More nations welcome cuban doctors to fight Covid-19
Havana._ While the United States tries to discredit Cuba's international medical cooperation, the number of brigades sent to different countries around the world to fight Covid-19 continues to increase.
Doctors and other health professionals that make up the brigades are part of the Henry Reeve Contingent, created by Fidel Castro in 2005 to face situations of serious epidemics and natural disasters.
Diaz-Canel highlights transcendence of Henry Reeve medical contingent
Havana, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday highlighted the transcendence of the Henry Reeve medical contingent specialized in situations of disasters and serious epidemics, 15 years after its creation.
On his Twitter account, the president evoked a statement by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, at a meeting with the health professionals who would assist the people of the United States after Hurricane Katrina, on September 4, 2005, when the contingent was founded.