US EditionUS Sends Direct Humanitarian Shipments to Cuba with Catholic Church Aid
The U.S. pledged $3 million in disaster aid to Cuba, delivering food and essential supplies directly through the Catholic Church to bypass government interference.
- On Jan. 14, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the first direct humanitarian shipment to Cuba that day and another on January 16, part of $3 million in aid routed through the Catholic Church in Cuba.
- Hurricane Melissa battered the region, leaving Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti with severe damage and acute humanitarian needs as flooding forced evacuations in Granma Province on Oct. 31, 2025.
- A U.S.-supported humanitarian flight will depart from Florida carrying food kits including rice, beans, oil, sugar, plus water purification tablets, storage containers, household essentials, and solar lanterns, while a commercial vessel will deliver additional assistance within weeks.
- A senior State Department official warned Cuba against interference and Jeremy Lewin said `This is our hemisphere...`, while Cuba's foreign ministry called the shipment "opportunistic" but accepted it.
- Last year the administration moved USAID functions under the State Department after cuts included funding for Catholic and faith-based humanitarian groups, while India also sent medical and humanitarian aid.
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Cuba Accepts US Aid Amid Charged Diplomatic Tensions
Cuba Accepts US Aid Amid Charged Diplomatic Tensions Despite questioning Washington's motives, Cuba has agreed to accept a $3 million US aid package to help with recovery efforts after October's Hurricane Melissa.The aid, delayed by over two months, will be channeled through Cuba’s Catholic Church and monitored by US authorities, raising diplomatic tensions between the two nations.US foreign aid official Jeremy Lewin emphasized American dominanc…
U.S. is working with Catholic Church to get post-hurricane aid to Cuba, Rubio says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 2025. | Credit: Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Jan 15, 2026 / 15:57 pm (CNA). Secre... [...]
Havana declared humanitarian aid granted by the United States of America to the victims of eastern Cuban hurricane Melissa a "political manipulation" on the basis of the political tensions raised between the two countries, according to a statement by the Ministry...
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, expressed solidarity with the thousands of Cubans affected since October in the face of the ravages of a hurricane and will send them humanitarian support
The Straits Times
InternazionaleCuba to accept US aid as Washington warns against interference
WASHINGTON/HAVANA, Jan 15 - The U.S. State Department's top aid official warned Cuba's authorities on Thursday not to interfere with a humanitarian aid shipment and suggested President Donald Trump could take action if Cuba fails to comply. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Cuba has described the United States as "political manipulation" of humanitarian aid.
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