Jeremy Corbyn MP presents £50k hurricane donation to Cuba
Campaign News | Friday, 31 October 2025
CSC Director Rob Miller and CSC Patron Jeremy Corbyn MP presenting the donation to HE Ismara Vargas Walter
In response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign took the immediate decision to donate £50,000 to Cuba’s relief efforts.
The donation will be used directly by the Cuban authorities to provide urgent assistance with humanitarian priorities in the provinces most affected, including much-needed medical help.
CSC Patron Jeremy Corbyn MP joined CSC Director Rob Miller to formally hand over the donation to the Cuban Ambassador, HE Ismara Vargas Walter.
"We hope this donation will go some way in helping the people of Cuba at this difficult time. The increasingly dangerous threats of hurricanes across the Caribbean makes international solidarity across borders more important than ever. I would urge countries across the globe to reject the policies of the climate change deniers and step up and do more to counter the impacts of global warming, which is clearly responsible for the increased dangers from such natural disasters," Jeremy said.
Expressing gratitude on behalf of her country, Ismara said “we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for this wonderful donation which will be put to immediate use in the relief effort. As Cubans always do we will work together to rebuild, but the assistance we receive by friends such as yourselves will make that battle a little bit easier.”
DONATE NOW TO THE HURRICANE MELISSA RELIEF APPEAL
You can donate up to £500 now via our website here.
For payments over the phone, or for donations over £500, call +44 (0)20 7490 5715 or email office@cuba-solidarity.org.uk.
Please make cheques out to CSC with ‘Hurricane Melissa Relief’ written on the back and send to:
Cuba Solidarity Campaign c/o Unite, 33-37 Moreland Street, London EC1V 8BB, UK
Further updates on hurricane relief and donations will be posted on our website and via our social media accounts @CubaSolidarity.
