Cuba appeals to World Food Program to help feed its children

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For the first time, the Cuban government has asked the UN’s World Food Program for help providing powdered milk to children under seven years of age. Cuba is in the midst of a crushing economic crisis. Powdered milk and other basic foods are provided to Cubans at a subsidized price through ration books, but delays and shortages are common. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Emily Morris in Havana, an expert on the Cuban economy at University College London’s Institute of the Americas.

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