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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Chrys Brent Deiparine

'One Meal a Day': UN Slams Brutal US Fuel Blockade Pushing 40% of Cubans into Immediate Starvation

Cuba's deepening humanitarian crisis is increasingly being measured not in economic statistics but in empty pharmacy shelves, delayed surgeries and families struggling to find enough food.

United Nations experts have warned that tightened US sanctions and fuel restrictions are worsening conditions across the island, with an estimated 40 per cent of Cubans now surviving on one meal a day or less.

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