UNESCO congratulates Cuba on anniversary of its Revolution UNESCO congratulates Cuba on anniversary of its Revolution Paris, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) congratulated Cuba on Sunday on the 62nd anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution on January 1. The Cuban permanent mission before the multilateral UN body said in a statement that it had received a congratulatory letter for the Cuban Government and people on the occasion of the historic date. In the letter, the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations, Firmin Matoko, highlighted the ties that have always existed between Cuba and the UN agency.