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An overwhelming majority of the UN\u2019s 193 Member States once again urged Washington to lift the measures \u2013 despite a noticeable shift in countries choosing to either abstain or side with the US.<\/p>\n
The resolution \u2013 titled Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba \u2013 was adopted by 165 votes in favour, seven against, and twelve abstentions.<\/p>\n
Last year, the measure passed by 187 votes with two against (US and Israel) and just one abstention (Moldova).<\/p>\n
Those voting against this year\u2019s resolution were the US, Israel, Argentina, Hungary, Paraguay, North Macedonia, and Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The twelve abstentions came from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Czechia, Ecuador, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Poland, Moldova and Romania.<\/p>\n
Cuban support for Russian invasion draws ire<\/h2>\n
Explaining its decision to abstain, Poland \u2013 also speaking on behalf of Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania \u2013 said it reflected \u201cthe selective application of the UN Charter,\u201d citing Cuba\u2019s continued support for Russia amid its full-scale and continuing invasion of Ukraine, where Cuban nationals have reportedly been fighting on Moscow\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
Romania echoed those concerns, noting that while it had long supported the resolution, \u201cforeign involvement in an illegal war of aggression is a blatant violation of the UN Charter and international law,\u201d calling on Cuba to withdraw support for the invasion.<\/p>\n
While the resolution remains non-binding, its passage once again signals the international community\u2019s disapproval of unilateral coercive measures with extraterritorial effects.<\/p>\n
The resolution<\/h2>\n
The text reiterates the Assembly\u2019s long-standing appeal for all States to reject punitive US legislation such as the Helms-Burton Act of 1996, which Cuba and other countries argue violates international law and the UN Charter.<\/p>\n
The Assembly also highlighted measures adopted by US President Barack Obama in 2015 and 2016 to modify some aspects of the embargo, \u201cwhich contrast with the measures applied since 2017 [under the first Donald Trump administration] to reinforce its implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through the resolution, the General Assembly also decided once again to include the embargo text in the provisional agenda of next year\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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