A 2025 report by United Nations Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan stated that 69% of the medicines necessary for people in Cuba were not available, a shortage the report linked to increases in mortality.
November 21, 2025
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statistical
Finding reported by the UN Special Rapporteur on the impact of sanctions and other factors on Cuba's access to medicines.
Our Lady of Charity (La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre) is the patron saint of Cuba and is venerated by Catholics and practitioners of SanterĂa.
October 30, 2025
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temporal
Religious and cultural significance in Cuba.
El Cobre is a town in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba in Cuba.
October 30, 2025
high
temporal
Geographic location of the town of El Cobre.
U.S. federal law includes exemptions and authorizations that permit private donations of food, medicine, and other humanitarian goods to Cuba and that allow humanitarian disaster response activities involving Cuba.
October 29, 2025
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legal
Describes statutory authorities that enable private humanitarian assistance and disaster response involving Cuba.
Since 2020, Cuba has experienced an economic and energy crisis characterized by gross domestic product contraction, widespread blackouts, food shortages, and inflation.
January 01, 2020
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economic
General description of Cuba's macroeconomic and energy challenges beginning in 2020.
In 2016, Cuban President RaĂşl Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama officially restored diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States.
January 01, 2016
high
historical
Formal restoration of bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States following a period of severed relations.
The United States, under President Ronald Reagan, launched a military invasion of Grenada on October 25, 1983, citing the need to counter Cuban influence on the island and to protect American citizens.
October 25, 1983
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historical
A historical precedent of U.S. military intervention in the Caribbean often cited in discussions of regional security policy.
The United States imposed an economic embargo on Cuba in 1960 after Fidel Castro's revolution toppled Fulgencio Batista and the Cuban government nationalized properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations.
January 01, 1960
high
historical
Historical origin of the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba.
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base is a United States Navy base located in Cuba.
high
descriptive
Geographic identification of the U.S. naval installation referenced in reporting about detention operations.