UN slams ‘unacceptable’ US sanctions causing child deaths in Cuba

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has stated that tighter US sanctions on Cuba are unacceptable and are directly harming the Cuban population, particularly vulnerable groups. According to Turk, these restrictions have led to an increase in infant mortality and a decrease in survival rates for child cancer patients. He explained that the sanctions, including the cutting off of fuel shipments, are depriving Cuba's 10 million people of access to water, food, and healthcare. Turk emphasized that children are dying because medical professionals lack essential supplies and medicines, and he called for the immediate lifting of these sanctions.