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
high
statistical
Finding reported by the UN Special Rapporteur on the impact of sanctions and other factors on Cuba's access to medicines.
The United Nations Security Council can authorize international stabilization or peacekeeping forces and assign mandates that can include overseeing borders, providing security, and demilitarizing territory.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the typical scope of mandates the U.N. Security Council can give to peace operations.
The United Nations Security Council's permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) possess veto power over substantive resolutions.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Explains a durable feature of U.N. Security Council decision-making.
States that consider contributing troops to international stabilization forces commonly require authorization from the United Nations Security Council as a precondition for participation.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Describes a common condition that troop-contributing states place on participation in multinational stabilization operations.
United Nations mandates for peace operations and transitional authorities are typically authorized for defined time periods and can include explicit expiration dates.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the common practice of time-limited authorizations for U.N. peace and stabilization mandates.
Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council possess veto power over substantive Security Council resolutions.
November 17, 2025
high
structural
Under the UN Charter, the Security Council's five permanent members can block substantive resolutions by exercising a veto.
In 2016, Cuban President RaĂșl 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.
Authorization from the United Nations Security Council is commonly required or sought for countries to contribute troops to international stabilization or peacekeeping missions.
high
procedural
Explains a common legal and political prerequisite for multinational troop contributions.