Cuban delegate to UNESCO holds exchange with Director of the Division for Digital Inclusion and Digital Transformation in the context of energy blockade and pressure against the country
Paris, 3 March 2026. — The Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO held a working exchange with Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi, Director of the Division for Digital Inclusion, Policies and Digital Transformation of the Communication and Information Sector of the Organization. During the meeting, Laura Alvarez Delgado, Third Secretary of the Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO, outlined the complex situation facing the country as a result of the tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the Government of the United States, and its direct impact on the development of the communication and information sector.
In particular, she denounced the effects of the executive order signed on 29 January by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, which reinforces the energy blockade against the Island by hindering its access to fuel, with severe consequences for connectivity, technological infrastructure and the functioning of essential services related to information and communication. The diplomat described these measures as coercive in nature, with effects amounting to collective punishment against the Cuban population, and warned about the persistence of hostile rhetoric and threats that further aggravate the pressure scenario against the country.
Cuba Calls for Halting the New Aggression of the United States and Israel against Iran and Preventing an Escalation in the Middle East. Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Havana, 28 February 2026 – Cuba condemns in the strongest terms the attacks perpetrated on this day, 28 February, by the United States and Israel, which violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in flagrant breach of the Charter of the United Nations and International Law.
This irresponsible and deliberate aggression thwarts, for the second time, the efforts of international diplomacy concerning the nuclear issue, on which negotiations had been taking place. Once again, the United States and Israel threaten and gravely endanger international and regional peace, stability, and security, the effects of which are already being felt in the Middle East region.
Cuban Delegation to UNESCO holds exchange with senior officials of the Natural Sciences Sector
Paris, 27 February 2026. — The Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO held a working exchange with senior officials of the Organization’s Natural Sciences Sector, in a context marked by the beginning of Cuba’s coordination of the GRULAC Working Group for this programme and at a key moment of institutional transformations.
Statements by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Carlos Fernández de Cossío
Havana, February 26, 2026. – Yesterday, our authorities reported an attempted infiltration for terrorist purposes by 10 individuals in a vessel with a Florida state registration from the United States.
From the very moment the naval means was detected as coming from U.S. territory, Cuban authorities have maintained communication with their U.S. counterparts, including the State Department and the Coast Guard, regarding this terrorist attempt. A rigorous investigative process is underway to clarify the facts. The Cuban government is willing to exchange views with the U.S. government on this incident.
Informative Note from MININT
Havana, February 25, 2026. — In the early morning of this February 25, 2026, a violating speedboat was detected within Cuban territorial waters bearing a Florida (United States) registration number FL7726SH, which approached approximately one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel, at Falcones Cay, Corralillo municipality, Villa Clara province.