A new policy under the Biden administration to restrict border crossings creates hurdles for Cuban asylum seekers.
Talks come as the administration of US President Joe Biden eases relations with the Caribbean nation.
New rules allowing US to turn more people away at border with Mexico ignore rights of asylum seekers, advocates say.
Most have headed for the US over the border with Mexico, along with many thousands from other countries.
Joe Biden says new rules allowing asylum seekers to be returned to Mexico aim to reduce arrivals at US southern border.
Resumption of visa and consular services in Havana comes amid record migration from the Caribbean island to the US.
A severe economic downturn in Cuba has fuelled record migration to the United States, with boat crossings on the rise.
Havana calls Sunday’s vote a model for democracy, but opposition says a recent wave of arrests has stifled dissent.
The climate crisis is causing longer droughts, more intense storms, and higher sea levels in the Caribbean island.
Resolution condemning embargo on Cuba passes 185-2, marking 30th time the UN has rebuked the decades-old US policy.
Officials say Norway, Venezuela and Cuba would be “guarantor states” and civil society groups would be “essential”.
Power outages have reportedly led Havana to make rare request to US for emergency assistance.
Three people have been rescued, US Coast Guard says, as search continues after boat sinks amid powerful hurricane.
Ian makes landfall in US state of Florida as ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane after leaving Cuba in the dark.
