Addis Ababa, July 28 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca reaffirmed Cuba’s willingness to contribute to positioning food systems at the center of development agendas to combat hunger, poverty, and inequality.

Speaking at the opening session of the Second Review of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS+4), Tapia Fonseca reaffirmed that achieving these goals, especially for countries in the South, requires a joint and united mobilization of all.

She called for the promotion of cooperation mechanisms in the agricultural sector that would allow for the creation of platforms for food chains with a focus on social protection, with the participation of young people, women, and rural communities.

He also called for increased collaboration among countries, prioritizing the exchange of experiences in food security, sovereignty and self-sufficiency, nutrition and health, science and innovation, agroecology, agricultural extension, and the proper management of food loss and waste, among others.

“None of this will be possible as long as the current unjust international order prevails, in which trillions of dollars are spent each year on military spending and in which many of us are victims of unilateral coercive measures that hinder our development aspirations,” the Havana representative denounced.

Along the same lines, he stated that this international order is incapable of preventing the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip in Palestine, a victim of genocide by Israel, from facing a serious food crisis and hundreds of people, including children and the elderly, from dying of malnutrition and hunger.

Cuba, he emphasized, despite the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government, remains committed to seeking creative solutions that will allow it to move forward and counter the impact of this unilateral measure.

He mentioned the Food and Nutrition Sovereignty and Security Law, approved on the Caribbean island in 2022, which facilitates the joint action of all national and local institutions and structures linked to food production, with the primary support of agroecological development and its proven environmental protection.

“The resources to eradicate hunger and transform food systems are available; all that’s needed is political will and commitment to use them for the benefit of the people,” the Cuban deputy prime minister asserted.

In this regard, he added that South-South cooperation demonstrated that with solidarity and determination, it is possible to promote food security.

He expressed his gratitude to the United Nations and the governments of Ethiopia and Italy for organizing UNFSS+4, as well as for the hospitality provided to the Cuban delegation.

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced the consequences of the coercive measures imposed by the United States on the construction of the Caribbean country’s social and development projects.

“The blockade is an act of aggression, whose offensively extraterritorial implementation harms the sovereignty of all states,” the Cuban president stated on Sunday while speaking at the 17th BRICS Summit panel on “Strengthening Multilateralism, Economic, and Financial Affairs, and Artificial Intelligence.”

Diaz-Canel remembered that in recent days, the US Government approved a new package of measures, through a Presidential Memorandum, aimed at stifling the country’s economy.

“No other country has had to build its social and development project under the prolonged, cruel, and systematic application of an economic, commercial, and financial siege by the greatest power in history,” he noted.

The Cuban head of State underscored that unilateral listings and certifications, based on criteria he described as unfounded, such as Washington’s designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, have no space in the 21st century.

The United States has no moral authority or international mandate to certify Cuba or any other country, he said.

To face common challenges, Diaz-Canel emphasized, humanity urgently needs solidarity, respect for differences, dialogue, cooperation, and integration.

“Present and future generations have the right to live in a world of peace and security, where social justice, respect for cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity, and democratic access to science and technology prevail,” he reflected in his speech.

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Montevideo, July 27 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of Uruguay reaffirmed Cuba’s right to independence and to build socialism, according to a statement by the Central Committee of that political group, released on the occasion of the commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the assaults on Moncada and Carlos de Cespedes barracks.

The assaults (July 26, 1953) and the subsequent impact leave valuable lessons for those of us fighting for social emancipation, the statement states.

The Communist Party of Uruguay affirmed that respect for the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples includes the freedom to build another social system, as Cuba is doing despite the economic, financial, and commercial siege by the United States.

The declaration emphasizes that the triumph of the Cuban Revolution opened a historic stage of socialist construction, of achievements and conquests, and of permanent internationalist solidarity; therefore, they reaffirm the demand, which is shared by the vast majority of the world’s countries, for an end to the criminal U.S. commercial and financial blockade.

The Uruguayan communists demanded that the U.S. government remove Cuba from the unilateral list of state sponsors of terrorism; this is a falsehood and causes additional economic and financial harm to the Caribbean island, it denounces.

We reject the latest measures adopted by the Donald Trump administration, which further deepen the harassment and siege against Cuba, the text concludes.

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Madrid, July 27 (Prensa Latina) More than a hundred people celebrated Cuba’s National Rebellion Day in Spain with a vibrant demonstration that marched through the heart of Madrid.

Representing the State Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (MESC), which brings together more than 60 organizations, slogans such as “Down with the US Blockade,” “Cease Hostility Against the Cuban People,” and “Long Live July 26th” were raised in the parade.

A Manifesto read at the end of the march near the Spanish Foreign Ministry highlighted the traditional demonstration to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Assault on the Cuban barracks of Moncada and Cespedes, on July 26, 1953, led by Fidel Castro.

The text, among other details, praised the social achievements of the Revolution, especially in areas such as healthcare, education, and culture, in addition to praising the Cuban democratic system.

It also noted that Cuba has been attacked by the United States, which has attempted to invade it; it has introduced agricultural pests and human diseases into its territory, thru the illegally occupied Guantanamo Bay base, and even by air.

It also referred to the injustice of the economic, financial, and commercial siege established by Washington for more than 60 years, to which were added the 242 measures tightening the blockade established by Donald Trump.

It also recalled that the Trump administration had once again included Cuba on the list of countries sponsoring terrorism, although it is, on the contrary, a victim of this scourge, “perpetrated with impunity from United States territory by the Cuban-American far right with the approval of the Yankee government.”

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Detroit, USA, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of more than 70 organizations from the National Network on Cuba in the United States (NNOC) concluded the annual meeting of this broad coalition today with a call to lift the embargo on the Caribbean country.

For two days, activists from Michigan and others from South Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, California, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., gathered in Detroit to discuss strategies for solidarity work toward 2025.

In its final statement, the NNOC celebrated the achievements in “strengthening solidarity with Cuba and advancing the broader struggle to support the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and to end the genocidal U.S. economic embargo against Cuba.”

For the coming year, the “goal is to continue our collaborative efforts with like-minded organizations,” the statement emphasized, emphasizing that its members will expand and diversify their networks to make the issue of the need to lift the embargo relevant at the local level.

The statement emphasized that to raise awareness, they will link “the impacts of the blockade to tangible costs, both material and physical, here in the United States; our goal is to make our message resonate with ordinary people, galvanizing broader support,” he emphasized.

At the meeting, it was revealed that the meeting on the International Conference on the Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations will be held next March and that the annual meeting of the NNOC will be held in November 2025 in South Carolina.

The day before, three more organizations joined the NNOC on the first day of discussions at the event: Levántate por Cuba (Chicago); Community Movement Builders (Detroit); and Diáspora Pa’lante (New Jersey).

The prelude to this event was the opening of the Latin American News Agency Prensa Latina’s photography exhibition “65 Years Serving the Truth,” which captures moments from the history of this Cuban media outlet, founded on June 16, 1959, at the initiative of Fidel Castro.

On her account on the social network X, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Cuban Embassy in the United States, Lianys Torres, expressed her gratitude for the numerous expressions of solidarity from the American people, whose voices have been raised strongly against the blockade and the inclusion of the island on the unilateral list of sponsors of terrorism.

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CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, July 26 (ACN) “Cuba will not surrender because its people will not betray their history, nor the legacy of their heroes and martyrs, nor the trust and hope that you place in them and their example,” said Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, in Ciego de Ávila, alongside solidarity groups with the Caribbean nation.

During a Solidarity Meeting held in the covered Giraldo Córdova Cardín Hall in this city, with the participation of 370 friends representing 23 countries—organized into eight solidarity projects from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and the United States—the Cuban leader reaffirmed the will to resist and overcome the imperial siege.
The event takes place in Ciego de Ávila as part of the commemorative activities for the 72nd anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks, for which the province is hosting the national central event.

Several voices spoke in favor of the Cuban Revolution, including that of Samira Addrey, a U.S. graduate of the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), who said that thanks to her profession and those who trained her, she not only learned to heal bodies but also to love those who suffer.

Addrey described the media and political campaigns by the U.S. government against Cuba’s medical cooperation abroad as “baseless and cowardly.”

For his part, Fabiano Salazar, a member of the Brazilian Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, demanded an end to the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade against the island and its removal from the list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism.

“From revolutionary ethics, we are committed to Cuba and to fighting for its causes, which are the just causes of humanity,” said Oihana Vicente, a representative of Sortu, a Basque party.

Oihana explained how they work from their trenches to counteract the media war against Cuba and promote the truth about its people in Europe.

The Cuban Head of State, addressing those present, evoked the legacy of the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, in how Cuba has withstood imperialist attacks, also thanks to global solidarity.

Regarding the country’s current situation, Díaz-Canel stated that U.S. policy of suffocating the island has intensified differently since Donald Trump’s first term, with measures including the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.

Nevertheless, the Cuban leader commented that a medium- and long-term strategy has been prepared to overcome the blockade, even if it worsens further.

During the meeting, several participants referred to the genocide being carried out by the Zionist entity of Israel against Palestine in the Gaza Strip and the need for the world to unite in a stronger response to these crimes. Cuba not only reaffirms its political anti-imperialism in international forums but also hosts young people from that Middle Eastern nation for medical training.

Accompanying the Cuban leader and friends from around the world were Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the PCC Central Committee; Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Emilio Lozada García, Head of the International Relations Department of the PCC Central Committee; Fernando González Llort, President of ICAP; and Julio Gómez Casanova, First Secretary of the Party in the Cuban province.