WFP supports sustainable food systems through enhanced production and links to government social safety mechanisms 26 March 2024, Dalila Castro Fontanella Awash with early morning sun, Yankiel...
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Cuba: Severe Weather (Reliefweb, UNCT Cuba, INSMET, NOAA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 25 March 2024)
Heavy rainfall and heavy hailstorms have been affecting western Cuba in particular the La Habana, Artemisa and Mayabeque Provinces since 23 March, causing floods, rivers overflow, landslides and a...
Cuba – Food scarcity and nutrition crisis (DG ECHO, DG ECHO partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 March 2024)
On 17 March, hundreds of Cubans protested against the lack of electricity, and food scarcity. The last protests, in July 2021 led to hundreds of detentions. Since 2021, the economic situation has...
GIEWS Country Brief: Cuba 15-March-2024
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Increasing plantings of 2024 minor crops due to improved availability of locally‑produced fertilizers Well below‑average cereal production in 2023 Cereal import requirements...
An Island Without Fish
The restrictions that fishermen face include complications in obtaining licences, only being able to fish on the weekends, and not being allowed to catch lobsters and other certain species of fish. ...
Lessons in disasters from Cuba
Cuba, like most of the Caribbean, is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, regularly hit by natural hazards. In Santiago de Cuba, the EU helps UNICEF prepare students for the next...
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UNHCR Cuba Fact Sheet, September - October 2023
Key Figures 180 refugees and asylum-seekers from over 16 countries are under UNHCR’s mandate. 54 per cent lack legal status in the country, and 33 per cent are women and children. 74 people in Cuba...
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UNHCR Cuba Fact Sheet, July - August 2023
Context Cuba is not a state party to international refugee instruments. UNHCR ensures refugees and asylumseekers are protected against refoulement and granted access to essential services. The...
Natural Hazards Monitoring - 30 August 2023
Hurricane Cuba On 28 August 2023, the Civil Protection of Cuba (CONRED per its acronym in Spanish) established the Cyclone Alarm Phase in the provinces of Pinar del Río, Artemisa, and the...
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United States, Cuba - Tropical cyclone IDALIA, update (GDACS, NOAA, UN, FEMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 August 2023)
Tropical cyclone IDALIA passed close to the western coast of Cuba on 29 August with registered winds of 175km/h and is moving north-east over the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico. On 30 August at 6.00...
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USA, Cuba - Tropical cyclone IDALIA(GDACS, NOAA, FEMA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 28 August 2023)
A new tropical cyclone named IDALIA formed over the western Caribbean Sea on 26 August and started moving north toward the western Cuba and north-western Florida (USA). On 28 August at 6.00 UTC its...
Come hell or high water: Building resilience in Cuba after the devastation of Hurricane Ian
It was 4:30 a.m. on 27 September 2022 when Hurricane Ian made landfall in Cuba. After it was over, Carlos Valdés returned to what was once his house. El guerrillero (the warrior), as his family and...
Cuba - Floods, update (INSMET, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 June 2023)
The number of casualties and the amount of damage is increasing following heavy rainfall and widespread floods that have been affecting central and eastern Cuba over the past few days. According to...
Cuba - Floods ( GDACS, NOAA-CPC, UN OCHA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 June 2023)
Since the past week, eastern Cuba is experiencing heavy rainfall and floods that resulted in casualties and damage. According to UN OCHA and media, one person died, more than 11,000 people have been...
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UNHCR Cuba Fact Sheet, March - April 2023
Context Cuba is not a state party to international refugee instruments. UNHCR ensures refugees and asylumseekers are protected against refoulement and granted access to essential services. The...
Cuba - Wildfires (JRC-GWIS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 01 March 2023)
Since January, several forest fires have been affecting parts of Cuba (particularly the eastern Provinces of Santiago de Cuba and Holguín), with 2,000 ha of burned area and an estimated 80 wildfires...
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UNHCR Cuba Fact Sheet, November - December 2022
Cuba is not a State party to international refugee instruments. UNHCR provides international protection to refugees under its mandate. With support from the government, UNHCR ensures that refugees...
GIEWS Country Brief: Cuba 26-January-2023
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Declining trend in plantings expected to continue in 2023 first minor season Cereal import requirements forecast at below‑average levels in 2022/23 marketing year High food...
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Gobierno nacional hace entrega protocolaria de asistencia humanitaria de emergencia a República de Cuba por paso del huracán Ian
La entrega de la Asistencia Humanitaria de Emergencia (AHE) llegará por vía marítima desde Cartagena, Colombia, a Puerto Mariel, Cuba, al final de esta semana. La donación está compuesta por kits de...
The coastal area of Havana prepares to adapt to climate change
More than 700,000 inhabitants of the communities in the coastal zone of Havana will have an adaptation plan to the challenges arising from climate change, which will make it possible to identify the...