World Food Programme (WFP) data documents the severe food crisis currently underway in Cuba.
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Updated sep 13
The latest in this situation
- Cuba uses the ongoing oil crisis as a musical theme and officials have admitted failures regarding the rationed basket system.
- Milk rations in Cuba are being illicitly diverted and resold on the black market.
- Mario Sardiñas satirizes the lack of food and connectivity in Cuba.
- Canada began supplying cooking oil to Cuba to help mitigate severe food shortages.
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World Food Programme (WFP) data documents the severe food crisis currently underway in Cuba.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Milk rations in Cuba are being illicitly diverted and resold on the black market.Sub-event
- Mario Sardiñas satirizes the lack of food and connectivity in Cuba.Sub-event
- Organization monitors food security in Cuba.Sub-event
- Scarcity and high prices are driving food insecurity in Cuba, which is being exacerbated by power outages.Sub-event
- Severe shortages of cooking oil reported in Cuba.Sub-event
- A mango rot crisis is affecting multiple locations in Cuba, including Guantánamo and Maisí.Sub-event
WFP data confirms the severe food crisis in Cuba.1 source
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The entities involved
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World Food Programme
United Nations branch related to food-assistance
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Cuba
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
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