Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects, in the strongest terms, the Executive Order issued by the White House on May 1, 2026, which intensifies, to extreme and unprecedented levels, the economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba.
New York, May 7, 2026 – Cuba’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Yuri Ariel Gala López, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to science, technology, and innovation as essential pillars for implementing the 2030 Agenda. He delivered these remarks during the third session of the 11th Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum).
New York, 6 May 2026 – Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to the goals of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration during the policy debate of the Second International Migration Review Forum, held at UN headquarters from 5 to 8 May.
New York, 5 May, 2026 — During the special joint meeting of ECOSOC and the United Nations General Assembly, titled "From Digital Inclusion to Innovation: Promoting Science, Technology, and Youth Entrepreneurship for Development", Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reaffirmed that science, technology and innovation constitute a strategic necessity and an indispensable right to advance toward sustainable development.
New York, May 5, 2026 - Cuba reaffirmed, at the United Nations, the urgency of strengthening international cooperation for capacity building in artificial intelligence (AI), with an inclusive, equitable approach focused on the priorities of the Global South, during a meeting of the Group of Friends on International Cooperation for Capacity Building in AI.