UnblockCuba

Jan

31

2022

US professors’ union asks Biden to lift blockade against Cuba

Washington, January 31

Prensa Latina

One of the largest university professors' unions in the United States on Monday asked President Joe Biden to lift the "devastating financial and commercial blockade" imposed on Cuba for more than 60 years.

The Professional Staff Congress (PSC) of the City University of New York (CUNY), affiliated to the American Federation of Teachers, passed a resolution urging Biden to lift the coercive measures against Cuba, which were tightened during the Donald Trump administration(2017-2021).

Dec

03

2020

Statement by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the thirty first Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Mr. Secretary General;

Mr. President;

Distinguished Heads of State and Government;

Heads of delegations;

I would like to thank the Republic of Azerbaijan, the current president of the Non-Aligned Movement, for the initiative to convene this Special Session of the General Assembly.

Sep

22

2020

Our people, who take pride in our history and are committed to the ideals and achievements of the Revolution, will resist and triumph

Mr. Secretary General,

Mr. President,

Sep

02

2019

Denunciation to the US blockade against Cuba in the Press Festival of the Communist Parties in Vienna

The traditional scenario of the VolksstimmeFest, annually organized by the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ, by its German initials); held from 31 August to 1 September in Vienna, was an appropriate occasion to denounce the illegal economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by US against Cuba and its tightening by President Trump Administration.

Nov

01

2018

The world says “No!” to the blockade and Trump’s amendments

At 12:20pm, in the United Nations General Assembly, the international community once again almost unanimously condemned the U.S. blockade of Cuba, voting 189 in favor of the Cuban resolution, two against (U.S. and Israel), with no abstentions.

Feb

09

2018

Achievements of a country blocked

The literacy campaign of 1961
The literacy campaign of 1961 was an inspired approach to improving educational levels among the relatively large proportion of the Cuban population that was illiterate in 1959. It was carried out with highly motivated volunteers. In a short time, literacy rates improved enormously.

Nov

01

2017

The International Community once again demands the end of the Blockade against Cuba

The UN General Assembly almost unanimously adopted this Wednesday, 1 November for the twenty-sixth consecutive year, the resolution demanding the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by United States against Cuba for almost 60 years.

The resolution was adopted by 191 votes in favor, 2 votes against, and 0 abstentions. The United Nations has 193 Member States.