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In more than 30 countries, they sign a statement of support for Cuba
More than 50 solidarity organizations, and Cubans residing abroad, have signed a joint statement in support of the Cuban people and against media terrorism and the hate campaign, unleashed and instigated against the largest of the Antilles from the United States.
This was reported on his official Twitter profile by Ernesto Soberón, general director of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Soberón explained that samples of solidarity with the Caribbean nation have come from 37 countries in the face of the destabilizing attempts promoted in the country on July 11. Homage to Fidel began in Santiago de Cuba The Central de Trabajadores de Cuba and its 15 unions in the province of Santiago are currently developing various initiatives that pay homage to the eternal leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, on the 95th anniversary of his birth on August 13. The major emphasis of the day of remembrance will be placed on promoting productive and service plans and stimulating those who most excel in their work. Special connotation will have the recognition of men and women who from different areas of society have made renewed efforts to face the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that affects the territory. The day for the birthday of the Commander-in-Chief will continue until the 13th, the date on which Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in 1926, in Birán, present-day Holguín province. New First Secretary of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists The National Committee of the Union of Young Communists elected Aylín Álvarez García as the new first secretary of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), according to the newspaper Juventud Rebelde. The note specifies that as part of the renewal process planned in the direction of the organization, its National Committee approved in recent days, through the consultation method due to the complex situation generated by the pandemic, to release Diosvany from his responsibility as First Secretary Acosta Abrahante, who was recognized for his work results and will go on to carry out other tasks assigned by the Party leadership. Instead, it was agreed to promote Álvarez García, who had served as Second Secretary for more than a year, as First Secretary. The province of Ciego de Ávila reinforces measures to combat Covid-19 The Temporary Working Group to confront Covid-19 in the central province of Ciego de Ávila adopted decisions that reinforce measures in the face of the complex epidemiological situation in the territory. Among the new provisions is the conversion of the Hotel Ciego de Ávila into a health center for the care of pediatric patients. The facility will have 240 beds, according to the newspaper Invasor. In the José Assef Yara Faculty of Medical Sciences and the Camilo Cienfuegos military school, conditions are being prepared to provide treatment to those infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that present different complexities during the course of the disease. The Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States requests the lifting of the blockade against Cuba The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States approved a resolution requesting the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for almost six decades. Norma Goicochea Estenoz, Cuban Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Head of Mission to the European Union, denounced during the meeting the devastating effects of this retrograde policy on Cuban society. In her intervention, the diplomat emphasized the tightening of the blockade in the midst of COVID-19, which aims to politically destabilize the country. The text recognizes that, despite the difficulties generated by the blockade, Cuba has continued its international solidarity, demonstrated in cooperation with other countries to face the pandemic. Cuba awarded Carlos J. Finlay Order to Iranian scientist Cuba conferred the Carlos J. Finlay Order on the director of the Pasteur Institute of Iran, Alireza Biglari, for her contribution to biotechnology, teaching and scientific activity in both countries. The Council of State, through Presidential Decree number 281, ordered the delivery of said decoration and highlighted the contribution of the Iranian expert in the improvement of agreements for the technology transfer of vaccines of the Caribbean nation. According to the Cuban News Agency, at the proposal of the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Elba Rosa Pérez, the Order recognized Biglari's collaboration in the development of the immunogen against Covid-19 Sovereign 02, a project promoted by the Finlay Institute of Vaccines.
