UN General Assembly Votes 187-2 to Condemn U.S. Embargo on Cuba for 32nd Year

Oct 30, 2024, 03:40 PM

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution to condemn the long-standing U.S. economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba. Out of 191 member states, 187 supported the resolution, with only the United States and Israel opposing it, and Moldova abstaining. This marks the 32nd consecutive year that the UN has voted against the embargo, which many countries argue causes significant harm to the Cuban people and violates international law. Representatives from various countries, including Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Eritrea, Uganda, Dominica, Chad, Venezuela, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, have voiced strong opposition to the embargo, calling for its immediate end and labeling it as unjust and inhumane. The Biden administration has continued to uphold the embargo, despite widespread international condemnation. The annual vote comes amid an economic crisis in Cuba, adding urgency to the calls for lifting the embargo.