Cuba advocates at UN a new international financial architecture
Cuba advocates at UN a new international financial architecture
Havana, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba s Prime Minister Manuel Marrero advocated on Monday at the the United Nations a transformation in the international financial architecture due to the inequalities among countries, deepened during the Covid-19 pandemic.
During a virtual forum of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the head of Government highlighted that developing nations face challenges such as increasing health expenses, the contraction of their economies, food insecurity, unemployment and poverty, which hinders the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. In contrast, some powers squander billions of resources on military spending, fail to comply with the commitment to contribute 0.7 percent of their GDP to Official Development Assistance and impose unilateral coercive measures, which violate the UN Charter and International Law, he assured.
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Trumpeter Carlos Sanchez serenaded tourists in Old Havana for 30 years, earning handsome tips – until the coronavirus pandemic hit and Cuba closed its borders a year ago on April 1. Now the 57-year-old ekes out a living repairing fans.
The global vaccination drive is sparking hopes worldwide of a tourism rebirth this summer, yet Cubans like Sanchez are not holding their breath as the Caribbean island goes through its worst outbreak yet and enforces tight travel and lockdown restrictions.
Instead, they are practicing the Cuban philosophy of “resolver” – finding a way to get by despite all the obstacles – used mostly in relation to the burden imposed by U.S. sanctions and a state-run economy but also, now, the pandemic.
Cubaâs tourism workers reinvent themselves as lockdown lingers By Syndicated Content
Apr 1, 2021 11:17 AM
HAVANA (Reuters) - Trumpeter Carlos Sanchez serenaded tourists in Old Havana for 30 years, earning handsome tips - until the coronavirus pandemic hit and Cuba closed its borders a year ago on April 1. Now the 57-year-old ekes out a living repairing fans.
The global vaccination drive is sparking hopes worldwide of a tourism rebirth this summer, yet Cubans like Sanchez are not holding their breath as the Caribbean island goes through its worst outbreak yet and enforces tight travel and lockdown restrictions.
Instead, they are practicing the Cuban philosophy of resolver - finding a way to get by despite all the obstacles - used mostly in relation to the burden imposed by U.S. sanctions and a state-run economy but also, now, the pandemic.
Cuba s tourism workers reinvent themselves as lockdown lingers reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.