With an urgent call to transform global food systems, the Ninth International Meeting on Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture and Cooperativism opened Monday at the Niceto Perez Comprehensive Center, under the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) in the Artemisa municipality of Güira de Melena.
Along with Dario Alvarez, an official from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), they emphasized the strength of the national risk management system, led by Civil Defense, as the central pillar of an effective, timely, and profoundly human response.
The shipment, totaling 20 tons for each country, departed from New Delhi on Tuesday and includes essential items for rehabilitation, food, medicine, medical equipment, generators, hygiene kits, and other supplies, according to a statement published by the Foreign Ministry.
Through social media, the president praised the dedication and courage of those who, “with their admirable skill and undeniable heroism,” contributed to the rescue of thousands of people after the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa.
This was announced by the Director General of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) of Colombia, Carlos Carrillo.