Press release: Emotional meeting of the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations with the members of the "December 12th Movement".
New York, May 17, 2018. On the evening of May 15, the members of the "December 12th Movement" welcomed Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, to the mythical New York City locality of Brooklyn. She took the opportunity to thank for the support that Cuba has always received from the American people since the triumph of the Revolution, including from the members of this Movement, with deep roots in the solidarity movement with Cuba in the United States.
Press release: Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations meets with the Executive Director of UNICEF.
New York, May 16, 2018. The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, met today with Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). At the meeting they discussed the excellent relations between the island and the Children's Fund and ratified the will of both parties to continue strengthening them.
Statement by Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, during the presentation of Cuba’s National Report to the Third Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council. Geneva, may 16, 2018.
Mr. President:
Once again, Cuba attends the Universal Periodic Review to ratify its firm commitment with the guarantees for the exercise of human rights.
The national report that we are presenting is the result of a broad and participatory process of consultations which involved numerous government institutions and civil society organizations, as well as the implementation of the recommendations accepted during the second review -79 per cent of all the recommendations that were formulated.
Mr. President:
Closing statement by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla during the presentation of Cuba's National Report to the Third Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council. Geneva, 16 May 2018.
Mr. President,
The Twitter technology platform started a few years before the UPR and has doubled the number of characters. The Human Rights Council should consider how to extend the time for Member States to speak out.
We thank those who have participated in this dialogue and made recommendations, based on respect for the principles of sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs.
Statement by the Revolutionary Government: Cuba condemns fresh attacks by Israel against the Palestinian people.
Havana, May 15, 2018.The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba vehemently condemns the criminal attack on the defenseless Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip, by the Israeli Army which has killed at least 52 people and left over 2,400 injured.
This act constitutes another serious and flagrant violation of the UN Charter and international humanitarian law, and a new outrage against the Palestinian people.