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(FILES) An activist waves a Cuban flag on board the vessel Maguro — symbolically renamed “Granma 2.0” as a tribute to the yacht used by Fidel Castro’s guerrilla fighters to launch their revolution in 1956 — as it arrives from Mexico with humanitarian aid as part of the Nuestra America convoy, docking at the port of Havana on March 24, 2026. Two sailboats that disappeared while taking humanitarian aid from Mexico to Cuba have been located by the Mexican Navy and its crew is safe, organizers and Mexican authorities said on March 28, 2026. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ \/ AFP)<\/p>\n
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) \u2014 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her government was sending a new shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba, where a United States (US) oil blockade has created a worsening economic and humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday a humanitarian aid boat leaves for Cuba,\u201d Sheinbaum said in her daily press conference, stressing that the shipment does not include oil.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re orienting ourselves to other humanitarian support,\u201d the left-leaning leader added.<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump has vowed to starve Cuba of oil after the US military ouster of former president Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela in January, formerly the nation\u2019s main supplier of the commodity.<\/p>\n
The situation has deteriorated since the new measures were implemented, leading to daily blackouts that last several hours and shortages of supplies in hospitals.<\/p>\n
Tourism has also plummeted as many international flights are unable to refuel.<\/p>\n
In March, two Mexican Navy ships loaded with 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Cuba.<\/p>\n
On May 7, three UN special rapporteurs said the US fuel blockade amounts to \u201cenergy starvation\u201d and has \u201cgrave consequences\u201d for human rights and development.<\/p>\n
\u201cCuba has been subjected to energy starvation by the United States, a condition in which the lack of fuel cripples the functioning of essential services required for a dignified life,\u201d the experts said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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