The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) today denounced before the United Nations General Assembly the intensification of the United States embargo against Cuba, its extraterritorial nature, and the humanitarian damage inflicted on the Caribbean population.

Uganda, representing the 120 member nations of NAM, delivered the statement during the thirty-fourth presentation of the draft resolution titled "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba."

The representative expressed deep concern over the measures announced by the U.S. government this year, characterizing them as an unprecedented embargo against Havana aimed at obstructing fuel supplies, punishing countries maintaining commercial relations with the island, and imposing sanctions on foreign companies, banks, and entities.

He emphasized its devastating effect on all critical sectors of the Cuban economy, including healthcare, the education system, electricity supply, nutrition, agriculture, trade, and the daily lives of ordinary Cubans.

NAM pointed out that the recent disruption of fuel supplies to Cuba generated severe consequences for electricity generation and the operation of essential public services, noting that prolonged blackouts affect hospitals, schools, and water distribution and sanitation systems.

Cuba received only one oil tanker during the last 10 months of this period, the Ugandan representative continued, adding that more than 40 foreign banks reduced their operations with the Caribbean nation, while over 140 international transfers remain pending, including payments for purchasing solar and wind energy technology.

Likewise, he echoed complaints from United Nations agencies in Cuba indicating that more than 2,900 metric tons of humanitarian food supplies have been affected by disruptions in maritime shipping services.

The Non-Aligned Movement reiterated its call for the United States Government to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo against Cuba and to repeal additional unilateral measures imposed since 2017, including the unilateral and arbitrary designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

The Movement affirmed that Havana poses no threat to international peace, underscoring the positive contributions of its international medical cooperation missions, its lifesaving solidarity extended to millions of people worldwide, and its efforts to promote regional and international peace.

Finally, NAM urged the General Assembly, as the most representative organ of the United Nations, to mobilize efforts to prevent military aggression against Cuba—a founding member of NAM—and to maintain peace in accordance with the principles enshrined in the declaration regarding the Movement's role in current international affairs.