Havana, Nov 12 (RHC) The Executive Committee of the World Peace Council (WPC) strongly condemned the United States’ embargo on Cuba and the designation of the island as a state sponsor of terrorism.

In a statement issued following a meeting held in Kathmandu, in Nepal, the participants expressed solidarity with Cuba in the face of the effects of the natural disasters that recently affected it.

The signatories also strongly condemned Israel’s genocide in the Palestinian territories, particularly in Gaza, as well as the aggressions of the Zionist army of Tel Aviv in southern Lebanon, Syria, and its attacks on Iran.

The final text also addresses the most pressing issues of the current world and rejects the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for their continued involvement in the war in Europe and their desire to prolong the conflict.

Fernando González, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), attended the meeting, where he presented a report on the activities carried out by ICAP during the past period and the key actions taken by the organizations in the region.

In side meetings with leaders of political, youth, and student organizations, as well as solidarity groups from Nepal, González discussed the situation in the Caribbean nation and received support and admiration from the participants.

He proposed Kathmandu as the venue for the 11^th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, which is scheduled to take place in 2026. (Source: PL)

Havana, November 10 (Radio Habana Cuba) — Following a call from the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), work brigades met in the capital municipality of Arroyo Naranjo after the passage of Hurricane Rafael to support recovery efforts in that territory.

Yasel Mitjans Septien, First Secretary of the UJC in Arroyo Naranjo, told the Cuban News Agency exclusively that young people from the University Student Federation and the Secondary Education Federation, the Faculty of Medical Sciences “Julio Trigo”, the Hermanos Saíz Association and the Youth Technical Brigades joined the tasks.

After the organizational measures adopted, Mitjans Septien referred to the collection of solid waste, the cleaning of streets and different centers of the territory as the main tasks to be developed.

The first secretary of the UJC in Arroyo Naranjo highlighted that leaders of different entities in the area and members of the affected communities have progressively joined, which is why participation has been massive.

He highlighted the work of many young people who still do not have electricity in their homes and, even so, went out to the streets to support neighbors and promote the common good above the individual.

The strong winds and rains associated with Hurricane Rafael in western Cuba caused severe damage in localities in the municipalities of Arroyo Naranjo, Playa, Boyeros, La Lisa, Marianao and Cotorro.

United Nations, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office in Cuba will present on Tuesday, at the Organization’s headquarters, its response plan after the lashes of Hurricane Oscar, which severely affected that country’s eastern region in October.

The initiative aims to raise 33 million dollars from partners and actors in the international community to provide assistance to nearly 150,000 people in San Antonio del Sur, Imias, Maisi, and Baracoa, the hardest-hit municipalities by the storm.

UN Resident Coordinator in Cuba, Francisco Pichon, stated that the appeal focuses on six vital sectors: water, sanitation, and hygiene; temporary shelter, housing, and early recovery; education; logistics; health; and food security and nutrition.

The plan, coordinated with national authorities, will support efforts to meet the urgent needs of the most affected people, restore basic services, and recover the territories and the livelihoods of their inhabitants.

First announced in Havana, the plan confirms the vitality of the United Nations’ collective work in the small island nation, which is accustomed to dealing with challenges such as Oscar, though not exempt from its consequences.

According to UN estimates, some 478,000 people were affected by the weather phenomenon, which lasted for nearly 25 hours on October 20 in the easternmost Cuban province of Guantanamo.

As a result, the region, which traditionally suffers from drought, experienced severe flooding, causing the loss of seven lives and essential goods.

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Nov 2 (Belly of the Beast) For over 30 years, the vast majority of the UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn U.S. sanctions on Cuba. This year was no different.