Mongolia has donated one million dollars to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Cuba to support food security for vulnerable people and pregnant women on the island.
The Camagüey station Radio Cadena Agramonte He reported that this contribution will benefit some 50,000 people, including 2,900 pregnant women and more than 44,600 vulnerable people in the central provinces of Villa Clara and Cienfuegos.
The donation was delivered in food by the ambassador of the Asian nation in Cuba, Zoljargal Seseer, and includes 400 metric tons (mt) of rice, 107 mt of cooking oil and 250 mt of grains, the diplomat reported.
The donated food will be distributed through local warehouses, as part of the regulated family basket, the Cuban regime said.
During the delivery of the donation, Seseer highlighted that Cuba and Mongolia have maintained diplomatic relations since 1960, when the island became the first country on the American continent to establish diplomatic relations with that nation.
Other nations have made donations to the island amid the serious food crisis facing the population.
In April the government of China sent a donation of 68 tons of rice which is part of a total of 408 tons that will be sent to Havana to mitigate food shortages.
Also in January a donation of 500 kilograms of medical supplies and powdered milk coming from Asturias, while in March Canada sent 150 tons of dairy.
