Professionals from Mexico, Ecuador, Honduras, Yemen, Spain and several provinces of Cuba are taking part today at the 11th International Scientific Convention of the University of Matanzas (UM), in western Cuba, focused on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The world's debt to the victims of racism is too great, said Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, on the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, said today that the slander against his country expressed in the most recent report of the U.S. State Department on human rights is unacceptable.

Doctor of Sciences Moraima Clavijo Colon, president of the International Council of Museums of Cuba, praised in this city of the eastern Cuba, the organization and scientific quality of the 15th Conference of the Heritage of the People and their Cultures.
They also exceeded our expectations in the attention given to participants and guests, while the different workshops carried out showed a very serious and good work with the collections.

The 1st Meeting of Educators for Peace will be opened today at the headquarters of the Economic Society of Friends of the Country (SEAP by its Spanish acronym), announced PhD in science Fidel Vascos Gonzalez, a specialist of the institution.

The Group of the Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industries of Cuba (BioCubaFarma) and the Center for Research and Development of Medicines (CIDEM by its Spanish acronym) are calling for participation in the 5th International Congress on Research, Development and Technological Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical Industry (IDIFARMA 2023).

Advising on agricultural production, circulation and diversification of products, and nutritional education are some of the key work topics for the World Food Program (WFP) in support of food security in Cuba, a specialized source said.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, presented today the Friendship Medal to Andrei Guskov, Russia's ambassador to Cuba.

Cuba has dedicated on social networks multiple expressions of gratitude to its national baseball team, which on Sunday ended its performance at the 5th World Baseball Classic placing among the top four.

As of Monday, Cuban deputy foreign minister Elio Rodríguez Perdomo will pay an official visit to the Republic of Liberia with a view to keep strengthening bilateral relations.H

Cuban authorities expressed their gratitude for the donation of 98 tons of powdered milk by the French government and managed by the World Food Program (WFP) to the benefit of 67 thousand Cuban children below two years of age residing in the eastern region of the island.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attended the closing session of the 15th International Forum on Criminal Sciences and the 3rd Event on Legality Law and Society.

The Turkish floating power plant Karadeniz Powership Irem Sultan arrived today in the bay of the city of Santiago de Cuba to provide additional energy—namely an additional 110 MW/h—to eastern Cuba’s electrical grid.

A project to provide Cuban railroad systems with Wi-Fi connection will be tested in September this year to the benefit of train passengers.

The Alexander de Humboldt Institute for Fundamental Research in Tropical Agriculture (INIFAT by its Spanish acronym) is part of the international project Biodiversity for the family and development, with the aim of supporting the conservation of phytogenetic resources, a specialized source said.