“I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge UNESCO’s support for Cuba,” stated Ambassador Maria del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, her country’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, during a session of the international body’s Committee on Conventions and Recommendations.
This backing has not been limited to times of natural disaster; UNESCO’s support for Cuba has also been evident—particularly in the field of education—amid current circumstances, the Caribbean diplomat emphasized.
As everyone knows, Herrera Caseiro noted, Cuba has been the victim of a harsh economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government for more than sixty years.
This year in particular, the blockade was intensified to unprecedented levels with the imposition of a total energy embargo against the country, resulting in grave humanitarian consequences and affecting every sector of national life—especially sensitive areas such as education, she pointed out.
UNESCO -through the director of its regional office—admitted the blockade’s impact on the education sector, noting that it “endangers the future of an entire generation, with long-term consequences,” the ambassador highlighted.
UNESCO also stepped in to provide support in the field of education this past February, in response to the severe impact of this policy of multidimensional aggression against Cuba, she added.
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