During the presentation of the UN Common Agenda on the future of global cooperation, the representative of the Cuban mission to the UN, Mercedes de Armas, reminded the recent calls made by leaders and high representatives rejecting these provisions during the UN Assembly. She also insisted on taking everyone’s concerns into account and committing to developing open, fair, and inclusive negotiations.
“Cuba looks with hope and optimism at the negotiation process of a Future Pact for all that must be done in a transparent manner and that truly leaves no one behind, particularly developing countries”, she said. “I speak on behalf of Cuba, a country that for almost 65 years has suffered a criminal, illegal and unjust blockade imposed by the United States, which lacerates life itself and the most basic human rights of an entire country,” she emphasized.
De Armas insisted that an inclusive and real Future Pact must reflect the rejection of such cruel measures and include a conscious and responsible call to end these policies. However, this was not possible during negotiations of a draft decision on the scope of the Pact, she said.
The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called for necessary steps to be taken within the organization so as to reduce the wide gap “between the world as it is and the world as we know it could be,”. Nevertheless, he recognized progress despite today’s deep divisions.
“Some of the main established proposals, such as the New Agenda for Peace, the reform of the international financial architecture and the Global Digital Compact, will be discussed at next year’s Future Summit,” he said, highlighting the importance of the event, which will lay the foundations for significant future decisions.
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