Cuba Reaffirms Commitment to Forest Protection at the UN and Condemns Impact of Blockade on Environmental Management
New York, May 11, 2026 – During the general debate of the 21st session of the UN Forum on Forests, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reaffirmed Cuba's commitment to the effective implementation of the Strategic Plan for Forests 2017–2030 and to the achievement of the Global Forest Goals.
Cuba Denounces Impact of U.S. Blockade on Migration at International Migration Review Forum
New York, May 7, 2026 – During the general debate of the Second Review Forum on International Migration, held this Wednesday, Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to safe, orderly, and regular migration while denouncing the structural causes that aggravate migration flows globally.
The Executive Order of May 1st and the blockade measures announced today increase the harm to the Cuban population and reinforce the threat of aggression.
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.
Cuba Reaffirms Commitment to Science and Innovation for SDGs, Denounces Impact of U.S. Blockade at UN STI Forum
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).
Cuba Reaffirms Commitment to Safe Migration and Denounces U.S. Manipulation of the Issue at Migration Review 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.