By IBW21.org
The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW, IBW21) and the Pan-African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) present the May 2026 Communiqué of the Mutual Solidarity and Engagement Fact-Finding Delegation to Cuba. Developed following the delegation’s May 26–30, 2026 visit to Cuba, the communiqué documents key observations, findings, and recommendations based on direct engagement with government officials, healthcare professionals, educators, and community leaders.
Purpose/Objective of the Delegation
Given the longevity and deepening nature of the crisis in Cuba it was IBW/PAUD’s intent to assemble a broad-based delegation of influential civil rights, human rights, pan-Africanists, faith, business and professional and civic leaders, artists, cultural workers and journalists who would be eyewitnesses to conditions on the ground in Cuba. In that regard, a major purpose of the Delegation was to broaden and deepen the mutual solidarity and engagement movement with the twofold objective of enhancing the collective capacity for humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of the Cuban people; and contributing to the building of a more robust civic education and civic engagement movement to end the devastating blockade and punitive sanctions. The Official Statement for the Delegation also declared: “Our message to the long-suffering Cuban masses is that help is on the way. In the words of the late, great friend of Cuba, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, we have come to “Keep Hope Alive!”
Read the Communique here.
