Speaking at the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations, the leader referred to the suffering that the people of that country endure due to the permanence of the economic, financial and commercial blockade for more than 60 years.

For Mottley, this policy “is wrong” because the consequences are greater with the inclusion of Cuba on Washington’s unilateral list of territories that sponsor terrorist activities and hinder both development and recovery from natural disasters such as the recent passage of Hurricane Helene.

She recalled the solidarity actions of the Caribbean country with the sending of medical brigades to the Caribbean and other parts of the world, but also with the training of human resources in areas such as education, sports and health, among others.

Likewise, she reiterated the determination to vote every year within the UN for the end of the system of sanctions imposed by the United States against Cuba.

Also during her speech, the Barbadian dignitary urged a “reprogramming now” of the world organization and the reform of the Security Council, considering that its current structure “has no place in the 21st century.”

She regretted that the world panorama is dominated by multiple crises, increasingly destructive natural phenomena, wars and conflicts due to geopolitical interests, but also that it is under the threat of a potential pandemic due to resistance to antimicrobials. Among other things, Mottley spoke out against mass arms production, insisted on reparations for slavery in the Caribbean, called for support for Haiti and advocated for the end of all types of discrimination on the planet, colonial mechanisms and the invisibility of smaller states.

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