Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva

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.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses concern over the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures by the United States restricting fuel supplies to Cuba.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, through his spokesperson, issued a statement today emphasizing the negative humanitarian impact of the financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for decades, including recent measures that restrict the shipment of fuel to the island. He denounced that such unilateral measures severely affect the human rights of the Cuban people.

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