After acknowledging the request for help made by the regime to the World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations (UN)the government of Canada was the first to donate more than half a million Canadian dollars so that the Island could get a little more milk, once again showing that the communist Island requires the generosity of other countries to survive.
According to a statement shared by the Canadian Embassy in Havana, the donation was 540,000 Canadian dollars, with which the Island will be able to purchase about 150 tons of powdered milk.
“Following the request to WFP for urgent support with the purchase of powdered milk for children between 2 and 7 years old, Canada is proud to be the first donor to respond with a donation of 540,000 Canadian dollars to Cuba through the WFP, which “It will allow the delivery of about 150 tons of milk,” reads the statement shared on social networks.
Following 🇨🇺 recent request to #WFP for urgent support with the purchase of powdered milk for children between 2 and 7,🇨🇦 is proud to be the first donor to respond with a $540K CAD donation to🇨🇺 through WFP, which will allow for the delivery of about 150 tons of milk @CanadaDev
— Canada in Cuba (@CanEmbCuba) March 6, 2024
It is important to remember that the Castro government acknowledged a request for help made to the UN WFP, not without missing the opportunity to blame the United States for the milk shortage in the country.
Making evident the importance of the image with which Cuba is perceived by other countries, the extensive note published by Cubadebate He made sure to make it clear that Cuba donated thousands of tons of sugar a year to this program, this to justify the request for help.
The aforementioned official media stated that hundreds of tons purchased from Brazil, as well as those secured by the WFP, were enough to guarantee milk for the next two months.
Likewise, he made sure to again blame the US economic embargo for the shortage of this resource, this despite the fact that he recently bought 500 tons of powdered milk from the “Empire”, once again calling into question the veracity of the “blockade” excuse. ”, which they use when justifying all the shortcomings on the Island.
Some analysts and journalists consulted by the media Radio Marti They consider that the current situation is more serious than people believe, since it was the first time that the regime requested help from the UN since it entered this program decades ago, making it clear that the economic crisis that is being experienced now is stronger than that experienced in the 90s during the so-called Special Period.
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