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• 02 / 07 / 2010

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Cuba defended on Friday at the United Nations the existence of a duty of solidarity with the neediest countries of the developing world and called for the promotion of more fair and humane societies in each state.

Societies that guarantee a more equitable distribution of national wealth and prevent its ending up in multinational corporations and north large bank's coffers, said the permanent representative of Cuba Pedro Nuñez Mosquera.

The diplomat spoke on Friday in a UN commission that is monitoring the Global Summit in Social Development held in Copenhagen in 1995.

The ambassador denounced the injustice and the exclusion produced by the current international order are increasingly impacting on the marginalization of a significant portion of southern nations.

He stated this situation causes hunger, extreme poverty, illiteracy, poor health and premature death continue to be a fact in a significant number of countries.

He warned neoliberal globalization and the economic crisis generated in large powers get things worst.

The Cuban ambassador said it will only be progress in social integration if the powerful nations fulfill their commitments to contribute 0.7 percent of gross domestic product for official development assistance.

He also noted developing countries use the fifth of its exports to pay "the services of a debt that we have paid so many times."

Furthermore, he claimed for greater opening in trades and greater acceleration in the transfer of advanced technologies on mutually agreed terms.

Industrialized countries have the resources to assist the development of our peoples. What is lacking is the political will to do so, thereby that is perpetuating the inequality and social exclusion, he said.

On the other hand, Nuñez highlighted the socio-economic transformations carried out in Cuba since 1959 to build a just and caring society, despite the threats, attacks and the US blockade.

He noted Cuba continues to work with other developing countries by sending thousands of doctors, health personnel, teachers, sports coaches and other specialists.

In that sense, explained that after the earthquake in Haiti Cuban doctors have treated there more than 35.000 people and made over 3.000 surgeries.

Source: Cubasí