“No Military Solution”: UN Chief Slams U.S. Sanctions

Speaking at the UN Africa-France summit in Nairobi, Kenya, UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned the U.S. government’s economic war on Cuba.

Slamming U.S. sanctions as a “violation of international law,” Guterres pushed back against escalating war rhetoric in Washington and Miami. “There is no military solution that can be sought for Cuba,” said Guterres.

Guterres’s remarks are in line with the longstanding international consensus at the United Nations. Since 1992, the UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly ever year to condemn the U.S. blockade.

​Watch our video of Latin American leaders calling for an end to the blockade at last year’s UN General Assembly.