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Feb

17

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

11

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

10

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.

Feb

05

2026

SPECIAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA ON THE NEW MEASURES AIMED AT TIGHTENING THE EMBARGO ON CUBA

New York, 5 February 2026.- Regarding the announcement by the Government of the United States of new measures further tightening the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed against the Republic of Cuba, including actions aimed at obstructing the supply of oil to the country and the imposition of sanctions on third States that engage in legitimate commercial relations with Cuba, which have clear extraterritorial effects, the Group stresses that these measures are contrary to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, and undermine multilateralism, international economic cooperation and the rules-based, non-discriminatory, open, fair and equitable multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core. At the same time, they aggravate Cuba's difficulties to carry out financial and commercial operations, threatening the livelihood and integrity of the Cuban population.

Feb

04

2026

NAM calls for an end to the blockade against Cuba and condemns new U.S. sanctions SPECIAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT ON NEW MEASURES AIMED AT FURTHER TIGHTENING THE EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA

New York, 3 February 2026.- The Non-Aligned Movement expresses its deep concern over the recent announcement by the Government of the United States of new extreme measures aimed at further tightening the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed against the Republic of Cuba, including actions intended to obstruct fuel supplies to the country and to sanction third States maintaining legitimate commercial relations with Cuba.

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