View of the bay tunnel in the Vedado neighborhood with almost no traffic amid the country's ongoing energy crisis, in Havana on June 9, 2026. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on June 8, 2026, urged the United States to "immediately" lift the sanctions that have been accumulating against Cuba since January. "Fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and the recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions are directly harming Cubans, particularly the most vulnerable," Volker Turk said in a statement. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP via Getty Images)