The Cuban proposal received the support of 136 member states

The United Nations General Assembly held an additional debate on Tuesday in New York on Agenda Item 38, “Necessity of ending the commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba,” following the affirmative vote of 136 states on the motion of censure presented by the United States delegation.

Díaz-Canel emphasized his solidarity with the families and loved ones of the victims, while reaffirming his commitment to providing support in addressing the consequences of this natural disaster.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, led the Cuban government delegation this Monday at noon to the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Havana to sign the book of condolences opened in honor of the victims of the devastating earthquakes that struck the South American nation on June 24th.

The National Electroenergetic System is advancing in a gradual recovery process following the total blackout that occurred on Monday.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today described the work of the island's electrical workers as heroic amid the asphyxiation policies applied by the U.S. administration against the Caribbean nation.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla at the UN Security Council.

Statement by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla at the Security Council open debate on “Defending the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations and Strengthening the UN-Centered International System,” in New York on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Cubaminrex.

Cuban foreign minister meets UN Secretary-General.

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, was received at the UN on Tuesday by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, during his visit to New York to participate in the Security Council session. There, he requested the multilateral organization’s contribution to halting a US military aggression against Cuba and to ending threats of the use of force.