Group of 77 and China begins coordination meetings ahead of COP28.
As part of the preparation for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Climate Change, which begins on November 30 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Group of 77 and China, under the leadership of the Cuban presidency, began the coordination meetings prior to COP 28, which will last for two days of work.
Cuba: The threats that nuclear weapons represent can only disappear with its total elimination.
Ambassador Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in the Second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. During his speech, Peñalver Portal explained that the TPNW complements the international architecture of security, disarmament and non-proliferation.
Cuba stresses the urgency of an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
At a meeting of UNGA on the humanitarian situation in Palestine, Cuba warned that every moment of passivity, double standards or silence will cost more innocent lives. During his speech, Ambassador Gerardo Peñalver Portal thanked the data offered by representatives of different UN agencies that reflect the seriousness of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Cuba: Blockades and sanctions do not contribute to peace and international security.
Ambassador Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in the open debate of the Security Council on the promotion of sustained peace through common development. During his speech, Peñalver Portal highlighted the relevance of the issue in a context of a global multidimensional crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cuba reiterates its support for comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council.
Ambassador Yusnier Romero Puentes, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to UN, addressed the General Assembly's debate on Question of equitable representation and increase in the membership of the Security Council, and reiterated Cuba´s support for a comprehensive reform of the council, including its working methods, to make it a transparent, democratic and representative body.