The NGO Oxfam has issued a call to lift the U.S. embargo on Cuba. Oxfam Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said the group had previously avoided taking up the issue but will now campaign to have it removed “sooner rather than later.” In March, Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president in 88 years to visit Cuba, as diplomatic relations were restored and the U.S. Embassy there reopened. However, the 57-year-old embargo remains in place.