Press Release: Cuba participates in the opening of the UN High-level political forum on sustainable development.
New York, 10 July 2017.The United Nations Organization inaugurated today the High-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), aimed at following-up to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
The main theme of the Forum is ‘Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world’.
Press Release: Groups of solidarity with Cuba in New York reiterate their friendship and commitment with the Cuban Revolution.
New York, 10 July 2017. Officials at the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations welcomed numerous members of solidarity groups with Cuba, as well as other New York, Latin friends and representatives based in this city.
Press Release: Cuba strengthens its commitment with disarmament, after the adoption at the United Nations of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty.
New York, 7 July 2017. Cuba defined today the adoption of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty as a historic milestone, resulting from a multilateral discussion of over 70 years.
“The Treaty is a well-deserved tribute to all victims of the use or testing of nuclear weapons”, announced the Representative of Cuba, Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Versón, while considering it a major step forward, within the imperative path towards nuclear disarmament.
Press Release: Cuba facing the challenges of aging, with the same humanist spirit that placed human beings at the center of public management of State efforts.
New York, 5 July 2017. At the General Debate of the 8th Working Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Aging, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, explained that Cuba has turned elderly care into a priority, carrying out a multidisciplinary and intersectoral work to guarantee the quality of life of this sector of the population.
Press Release: Cuba reaffirms its historical support and solidarity to the just cause of the Palestinian people.
New York, 29 June 2017. At the“United Nations Forum to Mark 50 Years of Occupation”, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, noted that achieving stable and lasting peace to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in all its aspects, is of priority for Cuba, for the majority of the international community and the Non-Aligned Movement, among them.