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U.S. humanitarian aid efforts in Cuba

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The United States has initiated a $100 million humanitarian aid package for the Cuban people, designed to bypass the Cuban government and military-run conglomerates. The distribution strategy allocates $60 million through the Catholic Church via Cáritas Cuba and Catholic Relief Services, with $40 million allocated to independent non-governmental organizations. Implementation has expanded across several provinces. In Camagüey, Santa Clara, an initial shipment of 700 food and hygiene modules was received at Ignacio Agramonte Abel Santamaría International Airport Airport, intended for vulnerable families in Lugareño areas such as Quemado de Güines and Nuevitas. Recent deliveries reached Pinar del Río Rancho Veloz. In Cienfuegos, aid arrived via Havana’s José Martí International Airport, Santa Clara to support the Lajas municipality, providing food kits kits—including rice, beans, oil, sugar, and canned fish—alongside hygiene modules to rural communities in the Candelaria municipality. Newer products, water purification tablets, and rechargeable lamps. In Matanzas, two separate shipments have arrived at Varadero Varadero’s Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport for the Diocese of Matanzas. Airport. Managed by Cáritas Cuba, this delivery includes essential food Cuba and hygiene products intended for local parish volunteers, these deliveries target 700 vulnerable families in communities such as like Unión de Reyes, Bolondrón, and Güira. The Güira de Macurijes, with a long-term goal for the Matanzas diocese is to benefit of reaching 18,200 households. households in the diocese. Previous shipments deliveries have also been recorded in Havana, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Camagüey, and Ciego de Ávila as the country faces economic and energy crises. Ávila. The program aims to reach between 100,000 and 120,000 families nationwide, prioritizing prioritizes elderly individuals, pregnant or nursing women, people with disabilities, and children under five. While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mike Hammer coordinate implementation, Cuban Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío has accused Washington of using the situation to conduct a media campaign to justify potential military aggression.

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