JAKARTA - The United Nations (UN) has warned that the worsening energy crisis in Cuba has a major impact on a number of essential services, including health care, food production, and humanitarian aid operations.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the combined impact of "the energy crisis due to the US executive order and a number of other sanctions along with storms and natural disasters is very wide and expanding every day."
"All basic services, from clean water and sanitation to food production and the health sector, are affected by the lack of fuel and electricity," he said, quoted by ANTARA from Anadolu, Friday, June 5.
Dujarric noted that "more than 100,000 operations have been delayed due to a shortage of needed medicines and medical supplies."
He said the UN and its partners had "an action plan to help up to 2 million people," but said the energy crisis was hampering aid efforts.
"The energy crisis also limits our ability to deliver the promised aid, with dozens of containers of food and medical supplies still in the port due to a lack of fuel to get them out of the port," he said.
Cuba has faced a severe fuel crisis and widespread power outages in recent months after tighter restrictions from the US, including an oil embargo imposed in January 2026.
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