NEW YORK—Pedro Núñez Mosquera, Cuban ambassador to the United Nations, addresses crowd of 175 people at a New Year’s Eve event here celebrating 51st anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution. The celebration was dedicated to the five Cuban revolutionaries who have been held in U.S. prisons for more than 11 years: Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, René González, Ramón Labañino, and Fernando González, known internationally as the Cuban Five.

“Last year was a year of victories and setbacks for the Cuban Revolution,” Núñez Mosquera said. Although Cuba faces a difficult situation due to the worldwide economic crisis, maintaining key gains of the revolution is possible, because the Cuban people know what is at stake, the ambassador stated.

Nancy Cabrero, president of Casa de las Américas, at right, also spoke.

—SETH GALINSKY