Cuba calls at UNESCO for peace, solidarity, multilateralism, and denounces hostile U.S. policy
Paris, 23 April 2026.– The 224th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO, held from 8 to 23 April 2026 at the Organization’s Headquarters, provided a platform for Cuba to reaffirm its commitment to peace, multilateralism, and international cooperation, while denouncing the tightening of hostile policies by the United States against the Island.
In its statement, the Cuban delegation denounced that the country has endured for more than six decades the longest sustained economic aggression in contemporary history. This is compounded by Cuba’s arbitrary inclusion on the list of States allegedly sponsoring terrorism, as well as new coercive measures, including a recent executive order aimed at tightening the blockade on fuel supplies, with the objective of causing economic and human damage to undermine national sovereignty.
Cuba reiterated that it will never renounce its sovereign right to build its own development model, nor its commitment to contributing to a more just, supportive, and peaceful world.
Cuba leads global female participation in innovation, according to WIPO data
Paris, March 25, 2026. – Cuba ranks as the country with the highest proportion of women inventors or innovators globally, according to data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) corresponding to 2021.
According to the report, 53% of persons cited in international patent applications in Cuba are women, placing the country at the top of a total of 74 nations analyzed. It is followed by the Philippines and Portugal, completing the top positions of the ranking.
Cuba promotes teacher training to integrate the educational game "African Diaspora" in the classroom
Paris, March 25, 2026. – More than 70 schools and community projects in Havana and Artemisa participated in a training workshop aimed at incorporating the educational game "African Diaspora" into the classroom, an initiative promoted by UNESCO to strengthen more inclusive and rigorous teaching of the history of Africa and its diaspora.
The training meeting made it possible to train teachers and educational actors in the pedagogical use of this tool, conceived to foster collaborative learning, critical thinking and the recognition of cultural diversity. The game invites students to discover characters, traditions and historical episodes of Africa and the Caribbean through participatory and innovative dynamics.
Cuba highlights UNESCO's support against the blockade and energy siege at GRULAC meeting with the Director-General
Paris, March 24, 2026. – Within the framework of the consultation of the Director-General of UNESCO, Dr. Khaled El-Enany, with the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) on the UNESCO 80 Roadmap, Cuba reaffirmed its support for the initiative, while positively assessing the transparency and inclusive nature of the process of elaborating the proposal, aimed at strengthening the Organization in a complex international context.
The meeting was also an opportunity for the Cuban delegation to denounce the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States, as well as the energy siege that has a cross-cutting impact on all sectors of society, including education, culture, communication, information and science.
Cuba participates in consultation meeting of IOC Electoral Group III on governance reforms
Paris, March 23, 2026. – The Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Cuba to UNESCO participated in the consultation meeting of Electoral Group III of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), held virtually, in coordination with the Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE).
The meeting aimed to exchange views among Member States on the ongoing processes related to IOC governance reforms, as well as on broader United Nations system reform dynamics with implications for the Commission's work.