In an excellent atmosphere of camaraderie, a meeting was held between Vice Prime Minister Inés María Chapman and representatives of the Cuba Solidarity Movement, as well as Cubans residing in the country.
The Cuban Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Rodolfo Benítez Verson, met with Geneva City Councilors Tobias Schnebli and Christian Steiner, who were among the main proponents of the resolution of solidarity and support for Cuba recently adopted by the Geneva City Municipal Council. Under the resolution, Geneva will contribute 100,000 Swiss francs (approximately US$120,000) toward the purchase of solar panels to be installed in Cuban hospitals and polyclinics.
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo led the event "Humanitarian Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures: The Economic Blockade Against Cuba" today at the Palais des Nations in this Swiss city, within the framework of the Conference on Humanitarian Action, Reparation and Accountability in the Context of Unilateral Sanctions.
Cuban Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo held a meeting with Cuban residents in Switzerland and representatives of the solidarity movement with Cuba, in the context of her participation in the Conference on Humanitarian Action, Reparation, and Accountability in the Context of Unilateral Sanctions.
Geneva, April 9, 2026. The Group of Friends of the Charter of the United Nations issued a strong statement today in this Swiss city expressing solidarity with Cuba and rejecting the intensified economic blockade and energy siege imposed by the United States against the island.