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UN rapporteur learns on impact of US blockade on health care on Cuba

Published on: May 4, 2023
12:51

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, May 4 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan on Thursday highlighted the importance of knowing how far the coercive measures related to the United States blockade reach such a sensitive field as health care.

ECLAC warns about Covid-19 impact on UN 2030 Agenda

Published on: April 29, 2023
00:45

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Santiago, Chile, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Participants in the forum on the United Nations 2030 Agenda on Friday pointed out the negative impact of Covid-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and called for speeding up the actions to achieve their fulfillment.

Lebanese prime minister talks with Türkiye president

Published on: February 20, 2023
09:12

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Beirut, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Lebanon's acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati discussed with Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the impact of the devastating earthquakes that hit the southeastern region of that country two weeks ago.

Diaz-Canel expresses concern about climate impact on the Caribbean

Published on: December 6, 2022
12:38

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Bridgetown, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday expressed his concern about a recent increase in the impact of climate change and natural disasters on small island states of the Caribbean.

FED warns of rate hike impact on potential U.S. recession

Published on: November 9, 2022
16:17

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Reserve's fight to lower inflation "may lead to a downturn" as the central bank's interest rate increases are "challenged" by still-high consumer savings, still-tight labor markets and ongoing supply problems, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said on Wednesday.

COP27 Summit key to difining strategies, Cuba’s PM believes

Published on: November 9, 2022
11:39

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero described the annual United Nations climate summit (COP27) as a space for defining strategies and promoting solutions to the current climate crisis.

U.S. blockade impacts on Cubans´ human rights, says diplomat Pedroso

Published on: October 20, 2022
18:16

By: Pavel López Lazo

United Nations, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban diplomat Pedro Luis Pedroso on Thursday condemned that the U.S. blockade against Cuba is major obstacle to Cubans´ human rights.

US blockade against Cuba is condemnable, Foreign Ministry states

Published on: October 19, 2022
12:15

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Havana, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal said on Wednesday that the economic and human impact of the United States blockade against the lives of Cubans is condemnable. She confirmed on her Twitter account that it is ethically unjustifiable and unacceptable from legal, political, and moral points of view.

Cuba denounces impact of politicization at Human Rights Council

Published on: September 26, 2022
12:59

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

Geneva, Sep 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Juan Antonio Quintanilla on Monday denounced the negative consequences of politicization and selectivity on the work and credibility of the Human Rights Council.

Cuba denounces impact of US blockade on information technology sector

Published on: May 4, 2022
08:21

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

United Nations, May 4 (Prensa Latina) The US blockade currently has a strong impact on the communications and information technology sector in Cuba and generates millions of dollars in losses, according to the island's representation to the United Nations.

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