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Cuba reaffirms urgency of the right to development at the United Nations

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In the general debate of the 13th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, denounced that the current international economic order continues to be a structural barrier that hinders the development of nations in the Global South and obstructs the achievement of the 2030 Agenda Goals.

UN seeks agreement with U.S. to facilitate humanitarian fuel to Cuba

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Representatives of the United Nations are holding talks with the United States government to facilitate the shipment of fuel for humanitarian purposes to Cuba, amid the serious energy crisis facing the island as a result of the oil embargo imposed by President Donald Trump, the spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the organization, Stéphane Dujarric, reported this Tuesday.