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At UN, Cuba Defends General Assembly's Revitalization
At the United Nations, Cuba called for revitalizing the General Assembly as a key way of ensuring work that is more democratic and effective.
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At the United Nations, Cuba called for revitalizing the General Assembly as a key way of ensuring work that is more democratic and effective.
"In order to restore the confidence of the international community in the UN and its credibility with public opinion, it must be ensured that it responds to the collective interest, and this can only be achieved if we revitalize the leading role of the Assembly," Oscar Leon, Cuba's Alternative Permanent Representative, said today.
Speaking in a session devoted to a stronger General Assembly, Leon noted that it is "the only UN organ where there is no place for hegemony, where everyone has a voice, and where there is no obsolete veto."
According to Leon, the objetive of the process should be to ensure the implementation of decisions made by the UN's 193 member countries without interference or obstruction.
He also said that the materialization of these initiatives depends on the political will of the states that have political, military or economic power to do so.
Regarding the effectiveness of the Assembly's work, Leon demanded an immediate end "of the growing and dangerous trend of moving items from the General Assembly's agenda to the Security Council's agenda." Cuba underlines the need for an appropriate balance between the principal organs of the United Nations under its Charter, he said.
"In order to restore the confidence of the international community in the UN and its credibility with public opinion, it must be ensured that it responds to the collective interest, and this can only be achieved if we revitalize the leading role of the Assembly," Oscar Leon, Cuba's Alternative Permanent Representative, said today.
Speaking in a session devoted to a stronger General Assembly, Leon noted that it is "the only UN organ where there is no place for hegemony, where everyone has a voice, and where there is no obsolete veto."
According to Leon, the objetive of the process should be to ensure the implementation of decisions made by the UN's 193 member countries without interference or obstruction.
He also said that the materialization of these initiatives depends on the political will of the states that have political, military or economic power to do so.
Regarding the effectiveness of the Assembly's work, Leon demanded an immediate end "of the growing and dangerous trend of moving items from the General Assembly's agenda to the Security Council's agenda." Cuba underlines the need for an appropriate balance between the principal organs of the United Nations under its Charter, he said.