A voice of alarm is raised in Cuba in the middle of the energy crisis that paralyzes the island and plunges it into blackouts lasting up to two days. Now the warning is about the future of education and it was done by UNESCO, in the midst of Donald Trump’s confrontation with the regime headed by Miguel Díaz-Canel.
The director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Havana, Anne Lemaistre, said that education on the island “is at risk due to the energy crisis” and that this situation “it endangers the future of an entire generation.”
“Education in Cuba is at risk due to the current energy crisis. This makes it difficult for teachers and students to attend classes, learn effectively and enjoy a normal social life with their friends,” Lemaistre said in a statement posted on social networks.
He stressed that this situation “endangers the future of an entire generation, with long-term consequences,” and said that this future must “be protected for the good of all.”
The Caribbean country is going through a deep energy crisis since 2024, aggravated by the oil blockade imposed since January by the United States.
Large areas of the country suffer blackouts of up to two days in a row, while in Havana they have exceeded 24 consecutive hours without supply.
The economy is almost completely paralyzed and the Cuban Government has applied a contingency plan in all sectors and has led to blended attendance at some educational levels.
On this day, the Minister of Education on the island, Naima Trujillo, explained again on national television the reasons why since last week the Cuban Government had decided advance the closing of the school year by 15 days.
Trujillo said that the process will be carried out “gradually from June 15 to 30” and that this decision was made due to “the total lack of fuel and the logistical limitations caused by the US oil blockade,” while the special education centers concluded their work this month.
For their part, other authorities of the Ministry of Higher Education also indicated this Thursday that the current academic year will conclude in the first days of July for most university courses and advanced that Entrance exams will not be carried out at that educational level.
In this context, they pointed out that the essential element to define the granting of the degrees will be “the academic index accumulated by the students”, reiterating information that had been announced last week by the minister of the field, Walter Baluja.
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