Archive · 22 Nov 2025
UN Expert Urges US to Lift Cuba Sanctions Amidst Economic Crisis
A special UN person visited Cuba and said that U.S. rules (sanctions) are making life harder for Cubans.
She wants the U.S. to stop these rules.
The U.S. says Cuba's own government is the problem.
Cuba is having a big money problem right now, with not enough food, medicine, and people leaving the country.
UN human rights expert Alena Douhan visited Cuba to assess U.S. sanctions' impact
She urged the U.S. to lift sanctions, citing their exacerbation of Cuba's humanitarian situation
Douhan criticized sanctions for violating international legal norms
U.S. maintains sanctions, blaming Cuba's economic woes on its communist government
Cuba faces severe shortages and an exodus of citizens due to its acute economic crisis
- Who
- UN human rights expert Alena Douhan, U.S. and Cuban governments, Cuban citizens
- What
- Douhan urged the U.S. to lift sanctions on Cuba
- When
- During her visit to Cuba in late 2021
- Where
- Cuba
- Why
- To assess the impact of U.S. sanctions on Cuba's humanitarian situation
UN Expert & Cuba
U.S. Government
Sanctions Impact
UN Expert & Cuba
Exacerbating humanitarian situation, violating international norms
U.S. Government
Cuba's own government and incompetence causing economic woes
- Sanctions Imposed
- U.S. trade and financial restrictions on Cuba
- UN Vote
- Overwhelmingly called for an end to U.S. embargo on Cuba
- Cuba's Economic Crisis
- Acute economic crisis with severe shortages and mass exodus
- U.S. Response
- U.S. alleges Cuba uses embargo to deflect blame for its own failings
- UN Expert's Visit
- Douhan's visit to assess embargo's impacts on various sectors