Cuban foreign minister carries out an intense work agenda in Geneva
Geneva, February 23, 2026. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, carried out an intense agenda on his first day of stay at this United Nations headquarters.
He addressed the UN Human Rights Council and the Conference on Disarmament. He met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk.
Statement by the delegation of Cuba in the general debate under agenda item 5, entitled “Human rights bodies and mechanisms”. 61st regular session of the Human Rights Council.
Ambassador Rodolfo Benitez Verson delivered a statement in the General Debate under agenda item 5, entitled “Human rights bodies and mechanisms”. 61st regular session of the Human Rights Council.
Statement by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Versonin the General Debate under agenda item 4, entitled “Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention”
Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson delivered an statement in the general debate under agenda item 4, entitled “Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention”
Intervention by Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez Verson, Permanent Representative of Cuba, in the General Debate of Agenda Item 3, entitled “Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the righ
Mr. President,
The promotion and protection of all human rights currently face an extremely complex situation. Conflicts and threats to peace persist. Unilateral coercive measures are multiplying. Actions to halt the destruction of the planet remain insufficient.
The current international economic order continues to reproduce deep inequalities. The international financial architecture is unjust and undemocratic. Data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) confirm that more than half of developing countries face unsustainable debt levels.
Statement by the Cuban Delegation in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on cultural rights, during the 61st regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The Cuban Delegation took part in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on cultural rights, held during the 61st regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Geneva.