(KPL/Prensa Latina) The director of the UNESCO regional office in Cuba, Anne Lemaitre, called on international organizations to show solidarity with this Caribbean nation, especially in the education sector.

Cuba is building one of the most universal, inclusive, and high-quality education systems, but the blockade it faces creates additional pressure, and after Hurricane Melissa, more than two thousand schools require support, added the high-ranking official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Therefore, we urge international partners to mobilize flexible, rapid, and sustained funding so that every child and adolescent here can continue learning safely today and in the future, Lemaitre stated.

The cost of inaction would fall on an entire generation, declared the UNESCO representative at a press conference held in Havana to announce the results of work carried out during 2025.

UNESCO Cuba has been working on the cultural project “Socio-Emotional Route: Rebuilding Hope,” through which they visit schools and conduct interactive educational activities with students, teachers, and guest artists, which, she said, becomes a whirlwind of emotions.

They also provide resources for school repairs, among other materials and supplies to support education.

Lemaistre explained that after Hurricane Melissa, at least a thousand schools in eastern Cuba were left in need of repair, and she congratulated the Ministry of Education for its efforts in the recovery of these educational spaces.

KPL