At the UN Security Council, Cuba reaffirmed its commitment to peace and sustainable development
During the Security Council open debate on poverty, underdevelopment, and conflict, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío reaffirmed Cuba's commitment to peace, social justice, and sustainable development.
He strongly condemned the Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people and the recent attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran. He described these attacks as serious violations of international law and the United Nations Charter, with the complicity of the United States government.
At the UN, Cuba advocates for the implementation of the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, which truly responds to the aspirations of developing countries
During the second part of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee on Financing for Development (FfD4), which was dedicated to considering the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (Seville Commitment), Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuba's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, emphasized the text's potential to bridge the financial gap on the path to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and promoting the development of countries in general.
Cuba denounces Israel's impunity and the United States' repeated use of the veto at the UN General Assembly
Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the United Nations, spoke this Tuesday during the resumed session of the Tenth Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the question of Palestine.
In his speech, Guzmán condemned the most recent use of the veto by the U.S. government in the Security Council. He said this prevents progress toward a peaceful and sustainable solution to the conflict and hinders efforts to ensure the protection of the Palestinian civilian population.
At the UN, Cuba reiterates its support for the inalienable right of the Puerto Rican people to self-determination and independence
Today, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, spoke at the Special Committee on Decolonization regarding the question of Puerto Rico. He reiterated Cuba's commitment to eradicating colonialism in all its forms and expressed the Cuban government's solidarity with Puerto Rico's aspirations for self-determination and independence.
At the UN General Assembly, Cuba reiterated its rejection of unilateral coercive measures and denounced the United States' blockade policy
During the plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly focused on the “Elimination of unilateral extraterritorial coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba's vice minister of foreign affairs, reaffirmed the Cuban government's unequivocal condemnation of these practices, which contravene international law and the fundamental principles of the UN charter.