Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez highlighted this Friday the humanitarian aid that Cubans in the United States and other nations are sending to Cuba, given the intensification of the economic and oil blockade imposed by Washington on the island.
Through social media, the Cuban Foreign Minister emphasized that these expressions demonstrate that, “even with political differences when they exist, they stand with the Homeland in times of danger.”
“In this time of hardship and danger, we have found expressions of support and commitment to Cuba from Cubans residing in various parts of the world, both verbal and declarative, as well as material aid, some of it significant. This includes Cubans in the US, who have had to act with caution and discretion due to the climate of harassment and threats they face there.”
In recent weeks, dozens of Cubans residing in the United States have been lining up at shipping companies to send boxes and bags of food, medicine, and basic supplies to their relatives living on the island who are being affected by the critical situation, according to a report by international news agencies.
Aid from other countries
Furthermore, on February 12, two Mexican Navy ships arrived at the port of Havana with a combined cargo of more than 800 tons of food and other products intended to alleviate the supply shortage on the Caribbean island.
In addition to this aid, Salvadoran groups delivered medical supplies and aid to the Cuban Embassy in their country.
Meanwhile, the coalition of international movements “Our America” announced on Thursday, February 19, that it is preparing a humanitarian convoy with food, medicine, and essential goods, scheduled to arrive on the island on March 21. Prominent international figures such as Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib have expressed their full support for the mission.
Criminal Siege
The energy blockade, intensified by executive orders from President Donald Trump, is generating a crisis that has halted some economic activity on the island and severely affected health, education, water, and other basic services due to fuel shortages for the productive sector, energy, and transportation.
The UN Human Rights Office warned that these actions by Washington “violate” international law by preventing the supply of oil to Cuba, which is causing the “dismantling” of the food, health, and water supply systems.
It also described the intensification of these coercive policies as an “act of economic genocide,” denouncing that the US objective is to subdue the nation through hunger and need and impose political changes according to its whims and convenience.
IMAGE CREDIT: Cuban women wait next to boxes and bags of food and basic supplies to send to their families on the island. Photo: EFE
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
