Donald Trump's main man -- known for his right-wing radicalism -- the president of the IDB, Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone is back.  He says he holds what he calls "an apolitical position."... More


U.S. President Joseph Biden heatedly defended what he considers his country's return to international forums, especially the UN, which it neglects in relation to Cuba.... More


An unequal world

In the midst of a world of great inequalities, aggravated by COVID-19, which endanger international stability and security, the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly is taking place in New York.  It began precisely on the International Day of Peace, celebrated every year on September 21st.... More


Victory means winning peace

In 1981, the UN proclaimed September 21st World Day of Peace to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly session and to be an opportune occasion to promote actions and raise awareness in favor of the eradication of conflicts and their causes.... More


Here is the English-language translation of the speech delivered by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel at the Second Meeting of the Sustainable Development Goals, held virtually, during the General Debate of the 76th Period of Sessions of the UN General Assembly, Monday, September 20, 2021.... More


About one-third of Colombia's original forest has been lost due to deforestation, according to UN data.  To stop this phenomenon, the government of President Iván Duque has resorted to the militarization of forested areas, and not to a comprehensive strategy that takes into account the criteria of rural communities, their development and their active participation in the preservation of this natural wealth.... More


As in other countries, the COVID-19 pandemic occupied Cuba's attention and momentarily reduced its projection for the Mariel Special Development Zone, but Vietnam's interest confirms the enclave's prominence.... More


Mexico welcomed Cuba's message 

Cuba received a special declaration against the U.S. blockade in the framework of CELAC and a warm hospitality from the Mexican government and people, through the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, during his visit to the homeland of Benito Juárez.... More


Brazilian Indigenous people are fighting a legal battle against the government for their right to their ancestral lands, which is ignored and violated by the ultra-right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, a supporter of the exploitation of these areas by miners, farmers, loggers and cattle ranchers.... More


A brotherhood for all times

Cuba and Vietnam are more than friends, they are brothers.  For more than six decades, they have maintained a special relationship that began to be forged since the very triumph of the Cuban Revolution in January 1959, and which is full of examples of solidarity.... More


Hateful history

The member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, an entity created so that the nations of our region could address their situation, express their ideas and seek solutions without the tutelage of any continental power.... More


President Miguel Díaz Canel took a message of friendship and gratitude from the Cuban people to Mexico, a nation with which we are united by indestructible ties and which under the mandate of Andrés Manuel López Obrador have continued to be strengthened.... More


We bring you the English-language translation of the speech by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Mexico City on September 16, 2021.  The Cuban president addressed a special commemoration of the 211th anniversary of the beginning of Mexico's war of independence against Spain.... More


Happy Birthday, Paulo Freire!

A is for Angicos is the latest documentary directed by Catherine Murphy... More


In times of pandemic, psychology has also played an essential role in Cuba in the support and accompaniment of health orientations to face COVID 19, but fundamentally, in the attention to those convalescing from the disease who face several sequels that limit their reincorporation to daily life.... More


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