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Jun

2026

Cuba denounces at UNESCO the impact of the extreme tightening of the blockade, particularly the energy siege and measures aimed at obstructing the country's links with the world

Paris, 17 June 2026. – Cuba's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UNESCO, María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, denounced today before the 11th General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage the severe impacts caused by the unprecedented tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the Government of the United States against Cuba for more than six decades.

The Cuban representative particularly emphasized the impact of the recent measures adopted in January and May of this year by the current U.S. administration, aimed at completely blocking fuel supplies to the country and obstructing Cuba's economic, commercial and financial relations with the rest of the world. She also denounced that these actions are taking place in a context of explicit threats of military aggression against her country.

Jun

2026

Cuba denounces at UNESCO the impact of the intensification of the United States blockade on sport and physical education

Paris, 16 June 2026. – The Cuban delegation denounced at UNESCO the severe impacts caused by the unprecedented intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the Government of the United States against Cuba on the development of sport, physical education and recreation in the country.

The denunciation took place during the meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS), a body that brings together governmental representatives responsible for promoting public policies in favour of inclusive, equitable and safe sport.

May

2026

Cuban Ambassador to UNESCO Strongly Denounces Intensified Blockade and US Military Aggression Plans Against Cuba

Paris, May 28, 2026. The Cuban Ambassador to UNESCO, María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, strongly denounced the unprecedented escalation of the current US administration's hostile policy against Cuba, based on a brutal intensification of the blockade and preparations for a direct military operation against the country.

Invited as a speaker on the panel organized by the Gabriel Péri Foundation, the Cuban diplomat referred to the recent measures imposed against Cuba by the current US administration through Executive Orders issued on January 29 and May 1 this year, which raised sanctions against the island to extreme levels with the application of a total energy blockade and threats against individuals, companies, and banking institutions from third countries that maintain legitimate economic, commercial, and financial relations with the country. In her presentation, the official traced the origins of this anti-Cuban policy from the time of the Revolution's triumph to the present day, demonstrating its genocidal nature in its attempt to economically strangle the country, causing severe harm to the entire Cuban people.

To the humanitarian repercussions of the genocidal policy that the U.S. government applies against Cuba is added the growing threat of direct military aggression by the United States against our country, under the false pretext that Cuba represents a threat to U.S. national security, or the infamous and arbitrary accusation leveled against the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro Ruz,”

May

2026

The Cuban Community of Son Musicians in Paris Celebrates Cuban Son Day

Paris, 8 May 2026.- The Cuban community of son musicians in Paris celebrates Cuban Son Day this 8 May through an online initiative that brought together musicians, dancers, cultural promoters, academics and scholars of Cuban music, true lovers and defenders of Cuban son, who sent congratulatory messages to son musicians in Cuba and around the world on this significant date for Cuban national culture.

Bearers of the element joined their voices to highlight the importance of Cuban son as an essential expression of national identity, at a time when Cuban culture continues to serve as the “shield and sword of the nation” in the face of aggression campaigns, disinformation and the tightening of the economic and energy siege imposed against the Cuban people by the Government of the United States. The celebration takes on particular significance in 2026 following the inscription, on 10 December last year, of “the practice of Cuban son” on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.

Apr

2026

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere and Hydrological Programmes, along with Mexico’s UNAM scientific capacities, at the center of regional coordination on Exact and Natural Sciences chaired by Cuba

Paris, 27 April 2026. – The Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO, in its capacity as coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Working Group on Exact and Natural Sciences, chaired a coordination meeting on 27 April, held in Room VII of the Fontenoy building, with the participation of Latin American and Caribbean delegations and representatives of the Secretariat of the Organization.

The meeting, chaired by Ambassador María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, provided an opportunity to exchange with senior UNESCO officials and academic actors on strategic priorities, ongoing processes, and opportunities for regional cooperation in the scientific field.

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