The Convoy Nuestra América a Cuba arrived at Havana’s José Martí International Airport, bringing medical supplies and other aid to counter the blockade. Shipments from Europe via Italy and from New York include solar panels for health institutions.
The Convoy Nuestra América a Cuba, an international movement aimed at breaking the blockade against Cuba, arrived at Havana’s José Martí International Airport. The first European shipment from Italy on March 17 brought approximately five tons of medical supplies, enabled by Italy’s Agency for Cultural and Economic Exchange with Cuba and Progressive International, along with campaigns like Let Cuba Breathe and Let Cuba Live. The second shipment from New York, collected by young human rights activists and allies of the Cuban Revolution, included sanitary materials, personal hygiene items, and school supplies, to be distributed through Cuban institutions. Solar panels and photovoltaic systems, valued at over half a million dollars for hospitals, address the energy situation linked to a U.S. Executive Order declaring Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat,” per Rodrigo Zarza, Europe director of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP). Over 100 passengers from more than a dozen European countries, Algeria, Morocco, and the United States accompanied the convoy. French MEP Emma Fourreau stated: “It is very important to be here with the Cuban people, who have always shown solidarity with peoples around the world.” Belgian MEP Marc Botanga noted Cuba’s COVID-19 aid to Europe. Manolo De los Santos of The People’s Forum recalled Cuban doctors after Hurricane Katrina, saying: “The Cuban people have made immense sacrifices for humanity.”
