Press Release/71 UNGA: Cuba on “Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security”.
New York, 1 November 2016.In general statement on draft resolution L.17: “Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security”, the delegate of Cuba to the First Committee, Lilianne Sánchez Rodríguez, pointed out that Cuba shares the concern contained in document L.17 as regards the use of technologies and means of information with purposes inconsistent with international stability and security.
Press Release/ 71 UNGA: Cuba keeps up its commitment with international criminal justice.
New York, 31 October 2016. Cuba reiterated today its position in favor of the establishment of an impartial, non-selective, efficient, just and supplementary international criminal jurisdiction within the national criminal justice systems, which is truly independent and, hence, not subordinated to political interests distorting its essence.
71 UNGA: Cuba at the Second Committee vs. the US Embargo
On innumerable occasions, most of the international community has rejected the imposition of unilateral coercive measures impeding the full realization of the economic and social development of peoples, particularly the developing countries. Cuba strongly repudiates this practice and urges the States once again to refrain from promulgating and applying any unilateral economic, financial or trade measures not in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
71 UNGA: Cuba at the First Committee vs. the US Embargo
The continuing unilateral discriminatory prohibitions and restrictions imposed by some States against others in terms of transfers for the peaceful use of materials, equipment and technology in the chemical field are unacceptable and need to be repealed. A clear example is the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed against Cuba, in flagrant violation of the letter and the spirit of the Chemical Weapons Convention. (Thematic Debate on "Other Weapons of Mass Destruction", 18 October 2016)
71 UNGA: Cuba at the Third Committee vs. the US Embargo
It is necessary to put an end to the economic, commercial and financial Embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba as a unitary influence favoring peace and the peaceful solution of conflicts and differences. (UN High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace, 1 September 2016)