Cuba presents today in the bilateral dialogue with the United States on human rights its contribution in several countries, an element that distinguishes the island's projection facing the issue.
In statements to the Cuban press accredited here for the talks, the ambassador at the United Nations Office in Geneva and member of the delegation here, Anayansi Rodriguez, stated yesterday that the results of that policy of solidarity will be heard during the meeting.
We will present the achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights, not only for our people, but also the contribution with other nations through international and South-South cooperation, she said.
Thousands of physicians, nurses, professors, experts in many areas, and sports and art teachers have offered their services and shared knowledge in dozens of American, African, Asian and Oceania countries, in the last 50 years.
According to official data, about 50,000 physicians help ensuring health of million human beings in 67 states, while some 550,000 people are receiving classes as part of the literacy with the Cuban method "Yo Si Puedo" (Yes, I Can) in nations of three continents, even adapted to local dialects.
The islands contribution deserved recent UN recognitions for the participation in fighting Ebola epidemic affecting West Africa and cholera in Haiti.
Cuba and the United States began today in this capital an unprecedented dialogue on human rights, in line with the discussion of issues of mutual interest accompanying the process for the restoration of bilateral relations and the opening of embassies, announced in December 2014 by Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama.