“It is disappointing that the United States has voted against our resolution,” said Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla in a press conference following the overwhelming vote in the UN General Assembly calling for an end to the U.S.
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The adult literacy program "Yo, si puedo" (Yes, I Can), created by Cuban teacher Leonela Relys, has benefited more than 10 million people in several parts of the world, Granma newspaper reports today.
The UN General Assembly today adopted with the support of 191 of its 193 members a new resolution demanding the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez is in New York for the UN General Assembly vote on the Cuban-sponsored resolution on the necessity to end economic, commercial and financial blockade that Washington has maintains against the island.
In 2015, the U.S. government tightened its blockade policy towards Cuba, inflicting even more damage on the Cuban economy and people.
Between April 2014 and March 2015, the U.S. blockade policy inflicted losses amounting to nearly 2 billion dollars on the country's education sector, representing nearly a quarter million dollars more than the previous year.
Solidarity with Cuba organizations in El Salvador and Uruguay expressed their support for the cause of the Cuban government and people against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed and maintained by the United States of America…
Cuba and Russia have signed six bilateral cooperation accords in energy, finances, the metal and pharmaceutical sectors aiming to strengthening bilateral relations in all areas.
El Salvador's ambassador to the United Nations, Ruben Zamora, says that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for over half a century, must come to an end because it is a unfair and useless…
Workers at the newspaper Juventud Rebelde have given special recognition to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and to Cuban President Raul Castro, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the daily's foundation.
Business people from several spheres of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) showed interest today in the attractions Cuba offers for the investment of foreign capital, during the first bi-national business forum opened in Dubai.
Margaret Chan, general director of the World Health Organization (WHO), described Cuba’s public healthcare system as an example to be followed, emphasizing its sustainability and ability to respond to emergency situations.