# Cuba's Economic Strain Deepens

- Place: Havana, Cuba (23.1136, -82.3666)
- Published: 2026-11-03T04:39:53.250Z · expires 2026-11-10T04:39:53.250Z
- Floors (The Arena): E10 Institutions, E12 States, E13 Civilizations, E6 Organisms
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/61a
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

The Cuban peso has plummeted to 900 to the US dollar, according to Havana Times, as economic hardships intensify under continued U.S. sanctions.

Cuba's healthcare system faces mounting challenges with medicine shortages and power outages, CBS News reports, amid worsening living conditions for residents.

At the United Nations, Cuba and the U.S. exchanged sharp criticisms over the embargo, while Costa Rica became the first country to vote against the UN call to end the U.S. trade blockade, per Havana Times.

## Sources

- [US Dollar Reaches 900 Cuban Pesos](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTFBOb25McC14aUZmdnlTUUhRRTI0aEFvWnJjYjcySVpuV0hDeFIwU3F0YnZUTEpfZkREU2dpN1FPWnByT2p5S0w3ZjV4OF9GQnNpLXc1NUhsRGhFQ0lqSThqbkw4cHdhVG1NY1MyODdqZFg?oc=5) · havanatimes.org · 2026-11-02
- [Cuba-USA Bickering at the United Nations](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTFBFbmZYNDl0VjAzYXMzbGt2M1Z6ZkZvbVhpNTlicG90bHBBS3pyZWQ2NVY3bzFpUDJwMVgtdGlmcWw3S1h1dF9kWUZub0lBTnNfLWtiSHoyQ2FkdHNmamNRRmg3ZElHNzlKRFBWa0N2NHZaQXJCN2UtajB2Vll4UQ?oc=5) · havanatimes.org · 2026-11-02
- [Cuba's doctors confront medicine and supply shortages along with power outages amid ongoing U.S. sanctions](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAFBVV95cUxOT0dYLXktYUJwUUJxYk1TLS1GZ0JWeFdNNVF3MTJLRkszVzNsREJkYlZBSDlGRlp1ZGp2QlU1alpTSEJ1SHppSmQ5VS1BYXFuZGdhUkI0NUtMZHFZb0RmdUdIa1Rzc0NmNHhENUN0azV4ejBjWHYxb21FSUd0RzV5cA?oc=5) · cbsnews.com · 2026-11-02
- [Havana on a Knife’s Edge](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTFBpQVN4dmtzbVpnem9vSVNPQVU5cmpmRTVmSENMX3lwXzJiNE1nMzJvdWd1dkVHRUs4V3A5RlRGZEVrQnNralR5VWJYRmRpQXVsb1BEY3VfVWF5SDBfcGpiZ1NLNmtBMTE0T1R0ZUJCVk1VUXdDTzZpVU5sajU3UQ?oc=5) · havanatimes.org · 2026-10-31
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- [For First Time, Costa Rica Votes Against UN Call to End US Embargo on Cuba](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxNdFI3Q0xybHFpT25QM256UjMxNWVDS3dRUGxKYUZkc1pmVXZfVVR0Ti05allTYUJGanhjOGJ3aldFZmFmZTJ4UzBIREFwT1BvVmF0MmxocE9tTUZsSE51WXdsNVNDcno1N0VoS3VITC1YYWN3WXhjUXhtdHNCcDNwN2dlRFdDYnhJWUhMSQ?oc=5) · ticotimes.net · 2026-10-30
- [Cuba faces mounting U.S. pressure as economic hardships deepen](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTFBvd21GajVtd0dUMUhXM0VvLXBTWDBKekpfYVNMbFJBcWJZYVI4YVFFRGh6RS1Bb3JsZ1BySkZteW9mbl9yR3dEU2ZjUjdRV3NnSnh2eENPUFg3bzk0X3o4aUxxOU83UU8xUU5PTktDeVJlaTJqLXoyTmZOSFNrOE0?oc=5) · ibw21.org · 2026-10-30
- [Solutions in Cuba Are Yet to Be Found](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxNcnowSExyY1o4VzhGZWdsNEFXcUEzcDRRX3ZrYTAyRzZoZ2N6RW1QNUhuQVJCWWdjYS1aZUcwdmozQkVvUm9mbHJEeDhfZFFQSmN4ZTVPVjlDTFN4Y1lRaGRJN21iRXJQSzF5a29LMzFOWmwzVFZoUHVtNmZ3UW9PN294cEJuRmRKOGt3?oc=5) · havanatimes.org · 2026-10-30