“There is no freedom without bread, and there is no bread without freedom“, declared Fidel Castro in 1959, upon his triumphant arrival in Havana. The revolution did not want to tolerate any of these extremes. 65 years have passed, and in the midst of implementing the economic package, which included strong hikes in fuel prices, the Cuban government asked the World Food Program , a United Nations agency, sends milk to children under the age of seven. This request has no precedents in the history of Castroism I It reveals the depth of the economic and social crisis that the island is going through.
Although this is not the first time the island has gone through a food crisis, it has never before processed a request of this kind to the United Nations. At this time, the executive branch has not commented publicly on the request. The World Food Program confirmed Havana's request to Efe “Continue delivering one kilogram of milk per month to girls and boys under the age of seven.”
Betsy Diaz, Minister of Domestic Trade, admitted a few days ago that there are difficulties in obtaining powdered milk abroad, and in providing the liquid and processing it by the industry.
Bread also reaches Cubans' tables with difficulty. Granma newspaper, the official spokesman for the Communist Party, admitted this week that there were “financial and logistical restrictions” that “delayed the arrival of wheat for flour production into the country,” preventing the subsidized product from reaching the country. Families
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