During a debate in the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Cuba rejected the host country's selective and arbitrary use of the Headquarters Agreement
New York, November 7, 2025. — Ambassador Yuri Ariel Gala López, Chargé d'affaires, a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, spoke at the Sixth Committee's debate on agenda item 160, concerning the “Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country.”
In his statement, Ambassador Gala López referred to the persistence of unjustified restrictions imposed by the United States, which continue to affect several delegations of UN Member States.
At the United Nations, Cuba reiterated its strongest rejection of the political manipulation of refugee status.
New York, November 6, 2025 — In the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Ambassador Yuri Ariel Gala López, Chargé d'affaires, a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cuban to the United Nations, emphasized the urgent need to protect the refugee status from politicization.
Cuba Reaffirms at the UN its Willingness to Contribute to the Establishment of a New, More Just and Equitable World Information and Communications Order.
New York, November 4, 2025. — The Chargé d'affaires, a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Yuri A. Gala López, spoke today at the UN General Assembly Fourth Committee on the topic “Questions related to information.”
Cuba Reaffirms at the UN its Commitment to Dialogue, Cooperation and Mutual Respect with Regard to Human Rights
New York, October 31, 2025. — Ambassador Yuri Ariel Gala Lopez, Chargé d’affaires, a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, took part in 80th General Assembly plenary debate with the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Jürg Lauber.
Cuba Reaffirms at the UN its Commitment to Fighting Terrorism at the UN and Denounces its Political Manipulation
New York, October 27, 2025. — The Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Yuri Ariel Gala López, addressed the Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting, which was established under Security Council resolution 1373 (2021), on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Executive Directorate. In his statement, Ambassador Gala López reiterated Cuba's condemnation of any action that aims to encourage, support, finance or cover up any terrorist act, method or practice.