Cuba in UN

Cuban Candidate Elected for UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions.

New York, 6 November 2026. – The Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepción was elected as a member of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) for the 2027–2029 term. The election recognizes the Cuban candidate’s capacity, experience, and impeccable work, and reaffirms our country’s active participation in multilateral mechanisms responsible for strengthening the work of the Organization.

Cuba reaffirms its commitment to international protection of refugees.

United Nations, New York, November 4, 2026. - Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán reaffirmed his country’s commitment to international protection of refugees and called for the strengthening of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), based on humanitarian principles, impartiality and respect of international law.

Cuba denounces at the United Nations the obstacles posed by the U.S. embargo to digital development and the media war against the country.

United Nations, New York, 3 November 2026. – Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, denounced before the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly the obstacles posed by U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade to the country’s digital development, as well as the ongoing campaigns of disinformation and political subversion against the Cuban nation.

At the UN Security Council Cuba denounces militarization of the Caribbean and the energy siege imposed by the United States.

United Nations, New York, October 29, 2026. –Cuba denounced the increasing militarization of the Caribbean and the energy siege imposed by the United States against the island, which qualify as an act of war and a direct threat to international security. During the open debate on emerging technologies and maritime security at the UN Security Council, Cuba’s Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador Daylenis Moreno Guerra, warned of the serious implications of these practices for peace, security, and respect for international law.

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