Humanitarian aid shipment targets hurricane-affected eastern provinces.
On Wednesday, a new European solidarity convoy departed from Italy to the Caribbean with the aim of supporting the Cuban people, who are facing the U.S. blockade.
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This humanitarian convoy is transporting a shipment consisting of items such as medicines, medical equipment, ventilators, defibrillators, solar panel systems and food.
These resources are primarily intended for communities in the eastern provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma and Guantanamo, which were affected by the impact of Hurricane Melissa in late 2025.
The initiative, carried out under the campaign “Let Cuba Breathe” and the slogan “Cuba Is Not Alone,” constitutes the second effort of this kind during the current year.
Previously, in March, another solidarity mission, made up of about 120 delegates from 19 European countries, delivered five tons of medicines to the Cuban health system.
Members of the current humanitarian convoy will remain in the Caribbean island for 10 days, beginning their activities with a reception at the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP). In Havana, they will receive another group of activists arriving from Spain.
Subsequently, the human rights activists will travel to the eastern region of Cuba to deliver the supplies and will conclude their stay in Havana with their participation in the May 1 commemorations, a date on which Cubans reaffirm their commitment to defending the homeland.
The project, coordinated in part by the Agency for Cultural and Economic Exchange with Cuba (AICEC), seeks to mitigate the effects of the blockade imposed by the United States, which has intensified following additional measures recently adopted.
On Jan. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose tariffs on goods from countries that supply oil directly or indirectly to Cuba. This decision led to a fuel shortage on the island and also resulted in a wave of solidarity from peoples around the world.
“The Trump administration is suffocating Cuba, cutting off fuel, flights and essential supplies for survival. It is an emergency: hospitals without electricity, ambulances without gasoline and sick people without medicines. There is no time to lose. We must act in solidarity with the Cuban people,” the Our America Convoy said.
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
