UN urges US to lift sanctions against Cuba due to rising child mortality
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Volker Türk stated there is a critical shortage of medicine and fuel in Cuba due to US restrictions. This has led to an increase in mortality among children and cancer patients.
The tightening of U.S. sanctions against Cuba has led to a deterioration of the humanitarian situation on the island, specifically to an increase in infant mortality and a decrease in the survival chances of children with cancer. This was stated by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, Bloomberg reports, according to UNN.
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According to Türk, the restrictions introduced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump have significantly complicated the Cuban population's access to fuel, which has affected the supply of water, food, and medical services. He emphasized that the most vulnerable categories of the population suffer the most from the consequences of the sanctions.
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Children are dying because doctors do not have access to necessary medical supplies and medicines. This is unacceptable. These sanctions must be lifted immediately
At the same time, Washington explains the increased pressure as an effort to bring about changes in the policies of Cuba's communist government. The Trump administration also offered $100 million in humanitarian aid on the condition that it be distributed outside the island's state structures. The U.S. State Department states that it intends to support the population of Cuba, which is suffering from an economic crisis.