UN slams ‘unacceptable’ US sanctions causing child deaths in Cuba
The UN has strongly criticized US sanctions against Cuba, stating they are unacceptable and directly harm the Cuban population, particularly children. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk highlighted that these sanctions have crippled the nation's medical services, leading to an increase in infant mortality and a decrease in survival rates for child cancer patients. The UN is calling for the immediate lifting of these sanctions, while the US State Department maintains that sanctions do not prohibit humanitarian aid and that measures are aimed at the Cuban government, not its people. AI
