Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
New York, September 26, 2026.- Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. #CubaIsNotAThreat, the blockade is.
Cuba and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre Reaffirm Cooperation to Protect the National Heritage
Paris, September 22, 2026-. Cuba’s Ambassador to UNESCO, María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, held a courtesy meeting with Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, during which the excellent cooperation ties between Cuba and the Centre were reaffirmed.
During the meeting, both parties highlighted the importance of monitoring Cuban sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, as well as opportunities to further strengthen cooperation in the conservation and protection of the country’s cultural and natural heritage.
The Cuban representative also outlined the complex difficulties currently facing the country as a result of the unprecedented intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States Government, as well as the energy siege that prevents the country from importing fuel from the international market. She noted that these measures directly affect the availability of material, financial and energy resources, constitute collective punishment against the Cuban people, and create additional obstacles to the management, conservation and protection of World Heritage sites. In this context, she highlighted the efforts made by national institutions to ensure the preservation of these properties despite existing limitations, and underscored the importance of strengthening international cooperation and resource mobilization to ensure the protection of Cuba’s cultural and natural heritage in the face of growing economic and environmental challenges.
Message from the Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO to Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his upcoming visit to the Organization’s Headquarters
Paris, 21 September 2026.- Ambassador María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, Permanent Delegate of Cuba to UNESCO, signed the message to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in the book that will be presented to him on the occasion of his upcoming official visit to the Organization’s Headquarters, scheduled for 25 September in Paris. The visit will take place at the invitation of the Director-General of UNESCO, Khaled El-Enany, and will focus, among other issues, on human dignity, peace and dialogue.
Cuba places the impact of the U.S. blockade at the center of the debate on the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States
Paris, 18 September 2026. – During the extended plenary meeting of the UNESCO Group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), held in the presence of the Director-General of the Organization, Professor Khaled El-Enany, Ambassador María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, Permanent Delegate of Cuba to UNESCO, highlighted the need for the Organization to strengthen its attention to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), from a cross-cutting perspective that takes into account the multiple dimensions of their vulnerabilities and ensures their effective participation in defining the priorities and decisions that concern them.
In her intervention, Cuba drew particular attention to the additional dimension represented for the country by the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the Government of the United States. She noted that this policy aggravates the vulnerabilities inherent to the condition of a Small Island Developing State and severely limits access to essential resources, technologies, financing and supplies.
Cuba: a strengthened UNESCO, closer to peoples, is essential to addressing challenges such as the blockade
Paris, September 15, 2026. The Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO took the floor at the meeting of the Preparatory Group for the 225th session of the UNESCO Executive Board, held on September 14 and 15 at UNESCO Headquarters.
During the consideration of the item concerning the implementation of the UNESCO80 Roadmap, the Cuban representative, Third Secretary Laura Álvarez Delgado, highlighted the work carried out by the Director-General, the Secretariat and the Chairs of the working groups responsible for its development.
She noted that, for Cuba, a country facing the consequences of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States, UNESCO's decisions have a concrete impact on the lives of its people. The blockade affects the country's capacity to address challenges in areas directly linked to the Organization's mandate, including education, culture, science, communication and access to knowledge.