Lopez Obrador thanked the Cuban doctors for their work. Lula Presents Black Youth Neighborhood Plan; Increasing Israeli siege on Gaza Hospital; FAO and Cuba join forces for productive ecosystems › Hilo Directo › Granma

The President of Mexico thanks the work of Cuban doctors

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador thanked the Cuban government for the work of doctors who “even in the remotest cities treat our people.” Referring to the shortage of doctors in his country, the president said in his usual morning press conference that this was the reason behind their decision to bring in specialists from the Greater Antilles. He added that there are now 700 Cuban specialists helping us, and we are very grateful to the people and government of that nation. (R L)

Lula introduces the so-called Black Youth Living Plan

He added: “We must end this structural racism that abuses, beats and kills,” while “the fact that black people are victims of multiple rights violations every day” is something that “can no longer be accepted.” Hundreds of young people, President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The president presented a plan to support black youth, accompanied by a strong speech against racism, which he described as a “scourge” that must be fought in the country and in the world. (Effy)

The Israeli siege on the largest hospital in Gaza increases

The siege imposed on the largest medical center in the Gaza Strip, Al-Shifa Hospital, shows “the complete impunity with which Israel commits its crimes against the Palestinian people,” condemned a member of the Politburo and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Foreign Affairs. Cuba's Bruno Rodriguez Barilla. At the same time, Russia Today reported that the Israeli army confirmed that its forces prevented harm to civilians, and the Palestinian Hamas movement denounced that among the victims – including about 90 dead – were civilians, the sick and the displaced. (International Editorial)

FAO and Cuba join forces for productive ecosystems

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that it is cooperating with Cuban authorities to protect productive ecosystems in western urban and suburban areas. For these purposes, they use funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a statement added. As part of the eighth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility, Cuba participates in the Blue and Green Development Project in the food and urban sectors. (R L)