The Cuban leader began his speech with these words: “A few more than two thousand kilometers from here a genocide is taking place in Gaza. On behalf of Cuba we categorically condemn the escalation of violence and terror unleashed against the inhabitants of that strip of land in occupied Palestine”.

During the event, which is part of the 28th United Nations Conference on Climate Change 2023 (COP28), he welcomed the decision adopted the day before to make the fund for losses and damages operational.

Likewise, Diaz-Canel welcomed the commitments announced to begin capitalizing it, but warned that they are still short for the needs of developing countries.

“Science has repeatedly warned us about the catastrophic consequences of rising global temperatures. Ignoring it would be the most costly mistake of the human species,” he stressed.

The Cuban president considered that reversing this situation is clearly a task for everyone, but only the developed nations are in a position to achieve the most ambitious reductions in their emissions and support the actions of the South with means of implementation.

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