Javier Aleman Cervantes, 21, lies in bed at the William Soler Children's Heart Center after surgery in Havana October 7, 2013. For the 22nd consecutive year, Cuba will ask the United Nations to condemn the United States economic embargo against the island, a top Cuban official announced on Monday, accusing Washington of tightening sanctions in place for more than half a century. U.S. President Barack Obama, who stated before taking office that he wanted to recast long-hostile U.S.-Cuba relations, has been a disappointment to the Cuban government, which expected him to do more to dismantle the embargo. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH BUSINESS)