GA / CUBA EMBARGO
The United Nations General Assembly approves with 188 votes in favour, a resolution calling for the end of the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. UNTV
The United Nations General Assembly approves with 188 votes in favour, a resolution calling for the end of the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. UNTV
World Food Programme (WFP) Spokesperson Elisabeth Byrs today said the agency was assisting half a million people in Cuba after Hurricane Sandy hit the island, causing the "worst natural disaster in Cuba for the last 50 years". CH UNTV
The United Nations must focus on achieving results rather than process, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, told the UN General Assembly today (1 October) UNTV
Members of the Human Rights Council today (28 September) voted to extend the commission of inquiry onSyria, calling for full cooperation from the Syrian authorities with the commission, including granting the team access to the country to carry out their inquiry. CH UNTV
The UN Human Rights Office expressed its disappointment today over the failure by the U.S. government to close Guantanamo Bay prison. Spokesman for the Office Rupert Colville said that although there have been some “improvements” on the conditions there “it is still not possible for external human rights monitoring to take place.” OHCHR
As the General Assembly for the 20th consecutive year overwhelmingly voted to end the US economic blockade on Cuba, Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba said that “despite the false image of flexibility” portrayed by the Obama Administration, the sanctions “remain intact.” UNTV
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla says that two years after President Obama pledged to seek a new beginning with Cuba, “facts confirm that nothing has changed.” UNTV
With a history of poverty and political strife, Cubans have experienced much deprivation over the years. But access to basic services, such as healthcare, is available to all – especially children. UNICEF
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for the 18th year in a row to end to the 47-year-old United States imposed trade embargo on Cuba. US ambassador Susan Rice defends the embargo and says that “cold war rhetoric” must be left behind. UNTV
Prime Minister of Myanmar Thein Sein says that, “democracy cannot be imposed from the outside and a system suitable for Myanmar can only be born out of Myanmar society.” Package also to include: Mexico, Cuba, DRC and Sudan. UNTV