Colombian President Gustavo Petro took part in packaging food aid for the Palestinian people during his visit to the Egyptian Red Crescent headquarters in Cairo, marking Colombia's commitment to support Gaza amid the ongoing genocide.

During his visit to Egypt, President Gustavo Petro joined volunteers at the Egyptian Red Crescent, the organization responsible for coordinating global humanitarian assistance destined for Gaza. He personally helped pack food supplies and signed one of the aid boxes with the message: "Con amor revolucionario" ("With revolutionary love"), followed by his signature.

In a post shared on X, Petro wrote: "He packed a box of food aid for the Palestinian people at the Red Crescent, equivalent to our Red Cross, in Cairo. From this place, global aid is distributed to Gaza."

Petro added that he had received a special distinction from the humanitarian organization, which he described as "the foundation of a new humanity", one that "fights against barbarism and genocide".

Empacó una caja de ayuda alimentaria al pueblo Palestino en la Luna Roja, equivale a nuestra Cruz Roja, en el Cairo. Desde este lugar se reparte al ayuda mundial a Gaza.

Recibo una distinción de esta entidad que es base de la nueva humanidad. La que lucha contra la barbarie y el… pic.twitter.com/5MK71JUh0w

, Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) November 1, 2025

Representing Colombia, Petro also announced his country's commitment to send humanitarian assistance to both Gaza and Sudan, two regions he said are currently enduring acts of genocide.

"I committed, on behalf of Colombia, to send aid to confront two genocides happening right now in the world: Gaza and Sudan," he wrote.

Continental Sovereignty

In a separate tweet, Petro questioned the Organization of American States (OAS) for failing to address US military actions in the Caribbean.

"If the Trump government is violating international law by attacking people with immense disproportion of force in the Caribbean... why doesn't the OAS meet to study this systematic violation of human rights in the region?" he asked.

His remarks come amid Washington's renewed military buildup in Latin America, which many governments see as a pretext for intervention rather than genuine anti-drug efforts. The US has recently deployed an aircraft carrier group and multiple warships to the Caribbean, in what observers describe as the largest operation in the area in years, and carried out lethal strikes on vessels it claimed were linked to drug trafficking, killing several people in both the Caribbean and Pacific waters.

At the same time, the Trump administration has stepped up sanctions and hostile rhetoric against regional governments, particularly in Venezuela and Colombia, accusing their leaders of corruption and narco-trafficking ties.

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Petro concluded by asserting that the legitimacy of the OAS and the inter-American human rights system is at stake, declaring: "Either we are a continent of sovereign nations, or we are a continent colonized by an empire."

Si el gobierno de Trump está violando el derecho internacional al atacar a personas en desproporción inmensa de fuerza en el mar Caribe, es decir que son ejecuciones extrajudiciales como dice la ONU, por qué no se reúne la OEA a estudiar este problema de violación sistemática de… https://t.co/AcCa3wo0ps

, Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) November 1, 2025