Coinciding with the debate and vote in the United Nations General Assembly on 27 and 28 October on the resolution against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States government, the Cuba Solidarity Association in Geneva has called for an event in solidarity with our country.
The event, to be held on Tuesday, 27 October, will denounce the enormous humanitarian impact of the hostile and ruthless policy pursued by the United States government against the Cuban people, which has been intensified to extreme levels by a brutal energy siege.
Due to electricity shortages and a lack of essential supplies, more than 100,000 Cuban patients are awaiting surgery, including 12,000 children. The survival rate for children with cancer has fallen from 85% to 65%. The infant mortality rate has risen from 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 9.9 in 2025. Of the 395 medicines included in Cuba’s basic healthcare formulary that the country produces domestically, 300 are currently in short supply due to difficulties in accessing raw materials.
Cuban families are enduring prolonged power outages and difficulties accessing water supplies and other essential services.
More than 7,000 containers, most of them carrying food, medicines and medical devices, remain stranded in different countries and cannot be transported to Cuba because of intimidation directed at shipping companies.
The Cuba solidarity movement will also denounce threats of military aggression, based on the absurd pretext that the Island poses a threat to the national security of a nuclear superpower.
The solidarity event will also provide an opportunity to reflect on the legacy and thought of Fidel Castro Ruz, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, with the launch of the book Fidel Castro: Beyond the Myth, written by Katrien Demuynck and Marc Vandepitte, who will be present at the event.
Latin American singers will pay tribute to Cuban music and the music of our region, celebrating the cultural ties that unite us.
This gathering is not merely an act of denunciation, but also an embrace of hope. In times of siege and imposed silence, solidarity becomes the voice of peoples who refuse to be forgotten. Cuba is not alone: every word, every musical note and every person attending this event will bear witness to the fact that dignity cannot be defeated and that the bonds of brotherhood among peoples are stronger than any blockade.
As Fidel taught us, “Solidarity is the tenderness of the peoples.” We thank all those who stand in solidarity with Cuba for embracing our country with a tenderness that no hostile policy will ever be able to destroy.