The United Nations General Assembly will hold an urgent debate, at the request of Havana, in which the Cuban delegation will denounce the recent actions of the United States government. According to the island's authorities, these measures include an increase in sanctions and the latent threat of direct military aggression.
During the session, Cuba will present the impact of the energy siege affecting its population. The Cuban government maintains that these economic, commercial, and financial restrictions imposed by Washington amount to collective punishment and constitute a systematic violation of human rights and international humanitarian law.
According to the document submitted by the island, restrictions on fuel and basic supplies effectively act as a naval blockade, which they describe as an act of war that violates international law by hindering humanitarian aid.
Cuba justified the urgency of the debate arguing that it is not an assessment of future risks, but rather an ongoing aggression in the economic, political, and communication spheres. With this session before the UN's most representative body, the Cuban delegation seeks to counter the narrative of the US State Department and demonstrate that the island does not pose a threat to US security.
On the contrary, Cuba's official position states that the real risk to the well-being of its population is the US blockade, intensified to unprecedented levels. They will also denounce that this policy has an extraterritorial character, affecting the sovereign rights of third states and the interests of foreign companies and investors.
Finally, the Cuban government expressed confidence in receiving support from the international community in a situation that, they assert, threatens peace and regional stability, contravening the status of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.
