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...
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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...
Cuba IFRC network mid-year report, January – June 2023 (MAACU003, MDRCU008)
OVERALL PROGRESS Context During the first six months of 2023, Cuba continued to experience challenges affecting the overall humanitarian conditions in the country. Reuters recently published the...
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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...
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Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update (As of 4 September 2023)
REGIONAL: EL NIÑO KEY FIGURES $36.9M REQUESTED BY FAO TO HELP 1.16 MILLION PEOPLE IN 9 COUNTRIES IN THE REGION Climate forecasts indicate that there is a greater than 90 per cent chance that a...
WFP Cuba Country Brief, July 2023
In Numbers 0.562 mt of food assistance distributed USD 3.5 m six months (August 2023 – January 2024) net funding requirements, representing 26 percent of total 11,026 people assisted* in JULY 2023 ...
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United States, Cuba - Tropical cyclone IDALIA | DG ECHO Daily Map | 31/08/2023
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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...
Respuesta a Huracán Idalia, Reporte de Situación No. 02 de la Oficina del Coordinador Residente (29 de agosto de 2023)
Este reporte ha sido elaborado desde la Oficina del Coordinador Residente del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas en Cuba. Cubre el período de las 12.00 horas del 28 de agosto a las 12.00 del 29 de agosto...
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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...
WFP Cuba Country Brief, June 2023
In Numbers 129 mt of food assistance distributed* USD 3.7 m six months (July - December) net funding requirements, representing 27 percent of total 144,539 people assisted* in June 2023 *Preliminary...
WFP Cuba Country Brief, May 2023
In Numbers 1.896 mt of food assistance distributed* USD 4.6 m six months (June - November 2023) net funding requirements, representing 4 percent of total 196,050 people assisted* in May 2023 ...
Cuba: Hurricane Ian - Operation Update #3, Emergency appeal No. MDRCU008
Glide №: TC-2022-00320-CUB As of 30 June 2023, this Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 9,000,000 and is 42 per cent funded, including bilateral contributions. Further contributions are needed to enable the...
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...
Respuesta a intensas lluvias del centro y oriente de Cuba - Reporte de Situación No. 02 de la Oficina del Coordinador Residente (12 de junio de 2023)
Resumen Más de 25 mil personas quedaron en comunidades aisladas, tras el desbordamiento súbito de ríos y arroyos, el deslizamiento de tierras y las afectaciones en carreteras. Zonas agrícolas y...