The US government has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba in exchange for reforms, with the condition that Cuba's communist government agrees to "meaningful reforms". The offer was made public by the US State Department, although the administration emphasised it had previously made the offer privately. The $100 million would be distributed through non-governmental organizations. This move is part of a US government's ongoing pressure campaign against Cuba, which has seen an oil blockade since January. The US has placed a comprehensive trade embargo on Cuba since the 1960s, largely due to systematic repression under the communist government. Critics have criticised the embargo as worsening humanitarian conditions on the island.