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2026

Director-General of UNESCO Receives Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

Paris, 20 February 2026.— In a cordial atmosphere, the Director-General of UNESCO, H.E. Dr. Khaled El-Enany, met on Friday, 20 February, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla. The meeting took place against an international backdrop marked by complex challenges for Cuba and the world, as well as for multilateralism, the United Nations system and peace—an assessment shared by both senior officials.

During the exchange, the Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed at length the severe damage inflicted upon the Cuban people as a result of the hostile policy of the United States Government against Cuba and the continued tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on the country for more than six decades.

Feb

2026

Meeting with UNESCO Director-General: Cuban Ambassador Denounces Consequences of the Tightening of the Blockade and Energy Siege Imposed by the U.S. Government Against the Island

Paris, 18 February 2025. — On Wednesday afternoon, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to UNESCO, María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, met with the Director-General of the Organization, Dr. Khaled El-Enany. In that context, she provided a detailed explanation of the negative impact on Cuba of the executive order signed by the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, on January 29.

In this regard, the diplomat denounced this new and brutal act of aggression aimed at reinforcing the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. government against Cuba for more than 65 years, which has been tightened year after year. “With this decision, the U.S. government seeks, through threats and coercion against third countries, to reinforce the economic strangulation measures imposed since Trump’s first term,” the representative of the Island stated, explaining that the recent actions are intended to impose a total siege on fuel supplies and to sanction third States that maintain legitimate trade relations with Cuba.

Feb

2026

Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO denounces impact of tightened blockade on the country’s cultural life

Paris, 17 February 2025. — During the nineteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Cuban diplomat Laura Álvarez Delgado, official of the Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO, reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to this international instrument and warned about the consequences of the tightening of the blockade and the energy siege imposed on the Island.

The diplomat explained that these circumstances have led to the cancellation of major cultural events and forced many artistic and creative initiatives to move into digital formats amid serious technical and connectivity limitations, affecting Cuba’s cultural life and limiting both the development of artists and creators and other peoples’ access to Cuba’s cultural wealth.

She further stressed that such measures undermine the full implementation of the 2005 Convention by restricting the necessary conditions for the promotion and circulation of cultural expressions.

Feb

2026

Cuban Delegation joins UNESCO in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Paris, 11 February 2026. — The Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO joined today the celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and participated in the hybrid event organized at UNESCO Headquarters under the theme “From Vision to Impact: Redefining STEM by Closing the Gender Gap,” aimed at highlighting solutions and good practices to reduce the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Despite being a country subjected to economic and financial blockade and pressure by the world’s leading power, Cuba has demonstrated that sustained investment in education, equitable access to science and recognition of women’s leadership are key tools to advance towards more just and resilient societies, building scientific ecosystems that are more inclusive, ethical and capable of addressing contemporary social challenges.

Feb

2026

Strong denunciation by Cuba of the consequences of the U.S. blockade against the Island during the G77 and China Chapter plenary meeting at UNESCO

Paris, 10 February 2026.– Cuba denounced the serious consequences of the tightening of the economic blockade imposed by the United States against the country during the First 2026 Plenary Meeting of the Group of 77 and China, UNESCO Chapter, held on the afternoon of 9 February at UNESCO Headquarters.

In her statement, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Cuba to UNESCO, María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, condemned the recent Executive Order signed on 29 January 2026 by the President of the United States, through which tariffs and sanctions are to be imposed on countries supplying oil to Cuba, as part of a strategy aimed at reinforcing the economic, commercial and financial blockade against the Island.

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