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CSC Director Rob Miller and CSC Patron Jeremy Corbyn MP presenting  the donation to HE Ismara Vargas Walter

Jeremy Corbyn MP presents £50k hurricane donation to Cuba

Campaign News | Friday, 31 October 2025

In response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign took the immediate decision to donate £50,000 to Cuba’s relief efforts. The donation will be used directly by the Cuban authorities to provide urgent assistance with humanitarian priorities in the provinces most affected, including much-needed medical help. CSC Patron ... read more

Hurricane Melissa

Cuba Solidarity Campaign donates £50,000 to Hurricane Melissa appeal

Campaign News | Wednesday, 29 October 2025

The Cuba Solidarity Campaign has taken the decision to immediately donate £50,000 to Cuba’s relief effort to help with recovery following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The funds are available as part of the CSC Cuba Vive appeal, which has been fundraising for much needed medical aid for the island. ... read more

Man walks near Santiago de Cuba on 28 October, just before Melissa makes landfall

CSC launches Hurricane Melissa relief appeal

Campaign News | Wednesday, 29 October 2025

DONATE NOW TO THE HURRICANE MELISSA RELIEF APPEAL The Cuba Solidarity Campaign extends its sympathy and solidarity to all those affected by Hurricane Melissa, which has devastated several Caribbean islands this week. Cuban authorities are dealing with the immediate impact of the hurricane which has severely affected a large area across the ... read more

US  Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaking at a UNSC session

Ten lies the US Ambassador told the UN about the blockade on Cuba

News from Cuba | Wednesday, 29 October 2025

Ahead of the UN vote on the US-imposed blockade on Cuba, the US once again spread lies about the nature and intent of its coercive policy on Cuba The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told multiple lies during his speech in the debate on the resolution demanding ... read more

Result of the 2025 UN vote on ending the blockade

World overwhelmingly rejects the blockade at the UN for 33rd consecutive year

News from Cuba | Wednesday, 29 October 2025

For the 33rd consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted to condemn the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba. Despite an intense diplomatic offensive waged by the US government, aimed at pressuring countries to reverse their longstanding support for an end to the blockade, the international community ... read more

Cuba braces itself for Hurricane Melissa

News from Cuba | Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Cuba is bracing itself as Hurricane Melissa, the year’s most powerful storm, is expected to make landfall on the eastern end of the island on Tuesday evening. Melissa is due to wreak havoc in Jamaica earlier in the day, with the Category 5 storm set to be the strongest to hit ... read more

Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba

Cross-party group of MPs write to UK Foreign Secretary ahead of UN vote

Campaign News | Tuesday, 28 October 2025

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba has written to UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper ahead of the annual vote at the UN General Assembly vote on ending the blockade.  The letter, signed by cross-party MPs and Peers, requests confirmation that the UK government will maintain its longstanding policy of voting in ... read more

Result of the 2024 UN vote on ending the blockade

CSC statement: The UK must continue to vote to end the US blockade of Cuba at the United Nations

Campaign News | Monday, 27 October 2025

The Cuba Solidarity Campaign has written to the UK government urging them to once again vote in favour of the United Nations General Assembly resolution, “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” Over the past three decades the UK has ... read more

Two more containers of aid arrived at the port of Mariel in October

Cuba Vive – Help us reach £250,000 by the end of the year

Campaign News | Thursday, 23 October 2025

The Cuba Vive Medical Aid Appeal has exceeded expectations and raised £220,000 so far -- a testament to the depth of support for the people of Cuba from CSC members, friends and the trade union movement. Thanks to your generosity, hundreds of thousands of essential medical supplies, from syringes to ... read more

Cuba accuses US of pressuring other nations ahead of UN vote on the blockade

News from Cuba | Thursday, 23 October 2025

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla has accused the United States of exerting “gross pressure” on other countries to dissuade them from voting against the US economic blockade of Cuba at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.Rodríguez said Washington is running a “campaign of misinformation and intimidation,” claiming the State ... read more