Harare, September 28, 2026 – The law of the jungle cannot be humanity's future, stated Mafa Kwanisai, Coordinator of the Fidel Castro Chair in Zimbabwe, while commenting on the speech delivered by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
Statement by H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the General Debate of the Eighty First Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. New York, September 26, 2026.
Mr. President of the General Assembly;
Madam Deputy Secretary-General:
Mr. President of the General Assembly,
Madam Deputy Secretary-General,
In approximately three hours, it will be exactly 66 years since the Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, in a memorable speech at this very podium, declared: “Let the philosophy of plunder disappear, and the philosophy of war will have disappeared! Let colonies disappear, let the exploitation of countries by monopolies disappear, and then humanity will have reached a true stage of progress!”
Port Louis, September 26, 2026 – The Mauritius-Cuba Friendship Association, in collaboration with the Lalit Mauritius party, held a demonstration outside the Rose Hill post office to express solidarity with Cuba and demand an end to the U.S. blockade against the island.
Mr. President,
With the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development, a hope was born.
Forty years later, that promise remains unfulfilled. The current international economic order, unjust by design, perpetuates dependence and exploitation of developing countries through a predatory financial architecture and the proliferation of unilateral coercive measures.
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba learned today, September 18, through the press, of the surprising statement made by the Costa Rican Foreign Minister, Manuel Tovar Rivera, to the Miami Herald, that “diplomatic relations have been severed” with Cuba, a fact that has never been formally notified by the authorities of that country to the Cuban government.
Leicester, United Kingdom, 16 September:— On 15 and 16 September, De Montfort University (DMU) hosted an academic exchange event dedicated to research and education, as part of the activities of the project “Universities in the Communities (Cuba): Developing the Capacity for Change’, an academic collaboration initiative between Cuba and the United Kingdom focusing on the role of Municipal University Centres (CUMs) and their links with communities.
Harare, September 17, 2026 – The Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Trust (ZAST) today highlighted the inclusion of a statement opposing the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba in the Declaration of the BRICS Summit held in New Delhi, India, on September 12.
ZAST stated that it welcomes and firmly supports the position expressed by BRICS leaders, who voiced deep concern regarding the tightening of blockade measures against the Caribbean island and the documented effects on its economy, energy supply, and humanitarian situation.
At the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX), the ceremony was held to welcome the thirteenth shipment of humanitarian aid from Mexico, accompanied on this occasion by donations from the member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Welcome to the Cuba Analysis Podcast. It is a pleasure to be here with you, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez. Minister, thank you for taking some time out of your busy schedule to speak with us today.
Nina will start with the questions. Minister, before talking about international policy, I would like to start with you. You have been at the forefront of Cuban diplomacy for almost two decades, and have represented Cuba in some of the most complex moments in its recent history.
