Cuba at UNHCR: Many Cuban Families Suffer the Pain of Separation Artificially Imposed by an Inhumane Blockade.
Geneva, 14 October 2026. Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations in Geneva, delivered a statement at the 77th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Programme today.
Statement Delivered by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations in Geneva, during the General Debate of the 77th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Statement Delivered by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations in Geneva, during the General Debate of the 77th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Cuba and UNHCR Strengthen Cooperation to Provide Protection and Assistance to Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
Cuba and UNHCR Strengthen Cooperation to Provide Protection and Assistance to Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
At Cuba’s initiative, the Human Rights Council renews mechanism to protect the rights of peasants.
Geneva, 5 October. The Human Rights Council today adopted a resolution proposed by Cuba, together with other countries, renewing for three years the mandate of the Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas.
During the debate on the proposal, Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson highlighted the importance of the Working Group in disseminating and ensuring the effective implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2018.
Intervention by Second Secretary Roberto Cabañas, ReMr. President, We thank Kenya and the African Group for presenting draft resolution L.29.
Statement by Second Secretary Roberto Cabañas, Representative of Cuba, on draft resolution L.29 “Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent”