The Republic of Cuba is experiencing a serious economic and social crisis. For that reason, his Government had sought the assistance of the World Food Programme (WFP) for the first time

The island is experiencing one of the most serious crises since the fall of the Soviet Union, which prompted tens of thousands of Cubans to emigrate in recent years. The massive increase in fuel prices, of more than 400%, will take effect this Friday in Cuba. The government of Miguel Díaz-Canel made the request through an official communication. The UN program style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, “serif">, which recognizes an “urgent need”, emphasized “the importance of this request”, especially in the context of “& nbsp; the profound economic crisis that Cuba is facing”. According to him, this crisis has a “significant impact on the country's food and nutritional security”.