US EditionUS fails to make big dent in UN vote calling for end to Cuba embargo
- At the United Nations in New York, the General Assembly called for an end to the US economic embargo on Cuba, passing a resolution with 165 votes in favour, seven against and 12 abstentions.
- The 193-member UN General Assembly has adopted the resolution annually for more than three decades, while the United States persuaded Argentina, Hungary, North Macedonia, Paraguay and Ukraine to join it and Israel in voting against it.
- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez told the assembly the blockade is a policy of collective punishment violating Cubans' human rights, while Deputy US Ambassador Jeff Bartos accused Cuba of avoiding reforms and urged accountability.
- The UN vote carries political weight but has no binding effect on US law, as only the US Congress can lift the Cold War-era embargo, Cuban Vice-Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said.
- In 2024, the General Assembly voted with 187 countries in favour, showing strong global support while the United States continued to vote no under President Joe Biden.
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