Message from the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, via his X account:

"The U.S. Secretary of State, nervous and anxious in the face of yet another defeat at the United Nations, is pressuring and blackmailing Heads of State and Government from various countries to change their votes against the blockade at the UN General Assembly.

Through his repeated lies and new actions, he attempts to obscure the act of collective punishment he is inflicting upon the Cuban people, and to make the rest of the international community complicit in this barbarity.

Donation of Oncology Medicines and Medical Supplies from The Bahamas Arrives in Cuba

Nassau, The Bahamas. — Today, the Government of The Bahamas delivered a second shipment of medicines to Cuba as part of a donation intended for the National Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology (INOR)...

Thirty-four musical ensembles will take part in the 15th International Chamber Music Festival, which will be held in Havana from October 29 to November 1. Participants will include Russian soprano Natalia Kirillova and artists from the United States.

According to information released by the Cuban Institute of Music, this year’s program will feature, for the first time, the International Chamber Music Competition, with two categories: professional and amateur. A total of 21 projects have registered for the competition.

Geneva, 14 October 2026. Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations in Geneva, delivered a statement at the 77th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Programme today.

Statement Delivered by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations in Geneva, during the General Debate of the 77th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

United Nations, New York, October 13, 2026.- Cuba reaffirmed the need for the budget of the United Nations to ensure the effective implementation of the mandates of the Organization, preserve the balance between its three fundamental pillars and ensure adequate resources for the promotion of development. This was said by Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, in the framework of the exam of the items related to programme planning and the proposed programme budget for 2027.

Paris, October 13, 2026.- Cuba denounced the impact of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on its national education system, reporting losses amounting to USD 98 million between March 2025 and February 2026 in general and higher education.
Speaking before UNESCO’s Executive Board, Mirta Granda Averhoff, President of the Cuban National Commission for UNESCO and Cuba’s representative to the Executive Board, stated that fuel shortages and power outages hinder the functioning of educational institutions and affect teaching and learning conditions, particularly for persons with disabilities.
 

In an interview with Reuters, Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy explained that fuel imports by Cuba’s private sector account for only a small fraction of the country’s energy needs and are insufficient to meet the demands of electricity generation or the main activities of the state-run economy. He made these remarks while commenting on reports concerning the entry of these resources into Cuba.

Washington, October 13 (Prensa Latina) — For friends of Cuba in the United States, solidarity cannot be delayed. They continue their struggle to lift the long-standing economic, commercial, and financial blockade, now intensified under Donald Trump’s administration in the White House.

News comes from California, where the Los Angeles-based Hands Off Cuba (HOC) Committee takes advantage of every opportunity and platform to spread the message of the island.

Message from Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez to the World Food Forum

Organized annually by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Excellencies, Heads of State and Government;

Mr. QU Dongyu, Director-General of the FAO;

Representatives of International Organizations and the United Nations System;

Distinguished delegates;