US blockade of Cuba killing children – UN commissioner UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stated that US sanctions on Cuba are incompatible with international human rights law, leading to children’s deaths due to shortages of essential medical supplies. Infant mortality has doubled, and childhood cancer survival rates have decreased significantly since the US imposed a fuel blockade. Humanitarian efforts are being hampered by these extraterritorial sanctions, with private companies fearing repercussions.

• US sanctions on Cuba are causing children to die due to a lack of essential medical supplies and medicines.
• Infant mortality in Cuba has doubled, and childhood cancer survival rates have fallen from 85% to 65%.
• Critical medical services like oncology, dialysis, and maternal health are severely strained.
• US extraterritorial sanctions are hindering international humanitarian aid efforts.
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk described the situation as unacceptable and incompatible with human rights law.