Cuba Expresses Gratitude for UNESCO Support in Its Fight Against U.S. Embargo

Cuba today expressed its appreciation to UNESCO for its crucial support in the fight against the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States against the island for over six decades, which has intensified through an energy siege.

"I would like to take this opportunity to recognize UNESCO's support for Cuba," declared Ambassador María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, her country's permanent delegate to UNESCO, during a session of the international body's Committee on Conventions and Recommendations at its headquarters in this capital.

This support came not only in the aftermath of natural disasters, as UNESCO's assistance to Cuba was also present, particularly in the field of education under current circumstances, the Caribbean diplomat emphasized.

As everyone knows, after more than six decades, Cuba remains the victim of a tight economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States Government, Herrera Caseiro recalled.

This year in particular, that embargo was intensified to unprecedented levels with the implementation of a total energy siege against the country, resulting in severe humanitarian consequences that affected all sectors of national life, especially sensitive areas such as education, she indicated.

UNESCO itself recognized—through the director of its regional office when addressing the impact of the blockade on the education sector—that it "endangers the future of an entire generation with long-term consequences," highlighted the ambassador.

In February of this year, following the severe impact of this policy of multidimensional aggression against Cuba, UNESCO was once again present to provide assistance in the educational sphere, she added.

Furthermore, she recalled that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) called for the mobilization of funds to support the education system in the Caribbean nation.