Current COVID-19 crisis and climate change are urgent challenges for Africa and Caribbean countries, Cuba stated
New York, 23 July 2020. Cuban Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, Deputy Permanent Representative and Charge d’ Affairs of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, participated today as a panelist in the Side Event organized by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria, entitled Building back better: risk-informed COVID-19 recovery and rehabilitation and strengthening resilience to climate change-related disasters in Africa and the Caribbean.
Statement of the Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rogelio Sierra Díaz, at the Special Video-conference among the Foreign Ministers of China and Latin America and the Caribbean on the Covid-19 pandemic
Excellencies:
We appreciate the kind invitation conveyed by the People’s Republic of China to exchange on the best experience achieved in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and the prospects for cooperation during the recovery stage. We would like to commend the work carried out by the Mexican Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC.
Cuba declares to the Security Council that even in the midst of the pandemic, Israel continues to violate the UN Charter and international law
New York, 21 July 2020. The United Nations Security Council virtually discussed today the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Latin America needs a concerted response to counter the COVID-19 effects, declared Minister Malmierca to the United Nations
New York, 15 July 2020. The Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, in his capacity as Pro Tempore Chair of ECLAC, participated in the Segment “Regional Forums, Key Messages” of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which was held online.
Renowned and virtuos performers from Cuba, Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa will come together in “A Concert for Cuba”.
Havana, July 13, 2020. On the initiative of the HotHouse of Chicago, United States, and in coordination with the Cuban Institute of Music and the Cuban Ministry of Culture, “A Concert for Cuba” will be broadcast on line on July 18th and 19th. This concert is aimed at denouncing the effects of the economic, financial and commercial blockade of the United States government against Cuba and supporting the candidacy of the Henry Reeve Cuban Medical Contingent for the Nobel Peace Prize on the basis of its contributions in combating the COVID-19 pandemic; Cub