Embargo – The Diplomatic Envoy

November 2022 2022

United Nations General Assembly Reaffirms Call for End to Cuban Embargo

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Anthony Samaniego 0 Comments International Relations, Economic Policy, United Nations, Cuba, United States, Embargo

On November 3, the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of an annual resolution which calls for an end to the United States embargo imposed on Cuba. Speakers present at the gathering emphasized the urgency of ending the restrictive economic policies which bring crippling challenges to the island, especially considering the impacts of COVID-19

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UN Resolution Further Isolates US on Cuban Embargo

November 16, 2015February 5, 2020 Isla LaMont 0 Comments UN, U.S., Cuba, Embargo

On October 27, a vote of 191 to 2 gave Cuba its widest margin of favorable votes since the resolution was undertaken by the U.N. in 1992. The second abstaining vote, aside from the United States, was Israel, who continued to vote in line with its Western ally.