Press Release: Cuba calls for prioritizing the small island states of the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma, in the mobilization of international aid.
New York, September 18, 2017.Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, called for prioritizing, in the mobilization of international aid, those States
Information note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
Havana, 15 September 2017. A few days after the recovery phase started in Cuba in the wake of Hurricane Irma, the country continues to receive multiple messages of solidarity and humanitarian aid shipments.
To this aim, the bank account entitled HURACAN-DONACIONES, No. 0300000004978829 of the branch of Banco Financiero Internacional, with offices in Calle 18 entre 1ra y 3ra, Playa municipality, Havana, Cuba is available. To all those interested, contributions should be made in freely convertible currency.
Press Release: The Blockade against Cuba persists and is rejected by the international community.
New York, 14 September 2017. During the years 2015 and 2016, the government of the then President of the United States, Barack Obama, put in place some measures seeking to modify the application of certain elements of the blockade against Cuba, which occurred in the framework of the reestablishment of the diplomatic relations between both countries.
However, significant obstacles to its implementation have persisted and key aspects of the blockade have been maintained, as well as the laws on which this policy is based.
Press Realease: Fidel´s legacy inspires peoples of the world.
New York, 13 September 2017. The presentations of the book Knockout, Fidel Castro visits South Bronx, by Puerto Rican activist Julio Pabón, and Prensa Latina's exhibition of photos of the Commander-in-Chief served as an excuse for the Cuban Mission to the United Nations to pay tribute to the figure of the man who built a sovereign, independent and resilient nation proud of itself.