Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, chaired a meeting of the National Defense Council at Havana’s Palace of the Revolution to assess recovery efforts in the eastern region of the country, which was affected by Hurricane Melissa three weeks ago.
With the participation of delegates from 10 countries along with a large Cuban delegation, the 2nd International Congress "Growing Towards the Future" (Co-Future), dedicated to children and adolescents, opens its doors today in Havana, Cuba.
With an urgent call to transform global food systems, the Ninth International Meeting on Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture and Cooperativism opened Monday at the Niceto Perez Comprehensive Center, under the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) in the Artemisa municipality of Güira de Melena.
Along with Dario Alvarez, an official from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), they emphasized the strength of the national risk management system, led by Civil Defense, as the central pillar of an effective, timely, and profoundly human response.
The shipment, totaling 20 tons for each country, departed from New Delhi on Tuesday and includes essential items for rehabilitation, food, medicine, medical equipment, generators, hygiene kits, and other supplies, according to a statement published by the Foreign Ministry.