Cuba calls in Seville for the eradication of coercive measures

Cuba called for an end to unilateral coercive measures that hinder the development of the countries affected, such as "the unjust and illegal United States blockade."    

In her speech before the Plenary of the United Nations Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ines Maria Chapman referred to the US economic siege of the Caribbean island, which has been imposed for over 60 years, which she stressed that “It is urgent that we promote concrete actions that will put an end to these measures that violate the UN Charter and international law.”

She also emphasized that the Seville meetings are facing an extremely complex global context, marked by wars and threats of war, with international law and multilateralism under threat, along with questions about the usefulness of the United Nations.

“(…) a profoundly unjust, undemocratic, and exclusionary international order prevails, favoring the wealthy, and where we are told, without hesitation, that Official Development Assistance will continue to decline to finance the arms industry,” Chapman stated.

She also questioned the fact that banks are rescued in hours, but “the minimal commitments we made when approving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will not be met due to lack of financing.”

Furthermore, the Cuban Deputy Prime Minister addressed the poor or nonexistent support for causes such as that of the Palestinian people, victims of the Israeli genocide, and the Haitian people, who continue to wait for resources and cooperation for their development, as well as serious threats to international peace and security, whose latest example is the attack by Israel and the United States against Iran, “which we strongly condemn.”