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UN says 1.7 million people in Cuba have benefited from its aid plan as of September
The UN resident coordinator on the island, Pablo Ruiz, said on Wednesday that more than a million people are receiving "daily support" in food security, drinking water and health, according to 14ymedio.
"More than a million people are benefiting from this daily support", said the UN resident coordinator in Cuba, Pablo Ruiz, in a video posted on Wednesday on the social network X, referring to food security, drinking water and health. The quote is reported by 14ymedio, in remarks translated by Yamacoa.
According to the organisation's figures cited by that newspaper, as of September resources had been mobilised and actions supported for the benefit of 1.7 million inhabitants, out of a target population of two million set out in its Action Plan. UN agencies have reached some 46 Cuban municipalities.
The United Nations Development Programme puts at 341,648 the number of people helped across all municipalities of Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo, the provinces worst hit by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025, with the delivery of 6,415 roofing kits and 20,548 mattresses, as well as rechargeable lamps and equipment for medical laboratories.
The United Nations Children's Fund donated seven water pumping units to Granma last week, which will benefit more than 100,000 inhabitants. 14ymedio puts at more than 2.4 million the number of Cubans affected by water supply problems.
The Action Plan, presented in March, has received 47.6 million dollars of the 94 million foreseen. The UN has repeatedly voiced concern about the impact of the energy crisis on every area of life on the island.
Sources: 14ymedio
Data updated: 2026-11-11T16:15:00.000Z