U.N. General Assembly Votes 187-2 to Condemn U.S. Sanctions on Cuba

We are in the UN General Assembly where Cuba presented for the 32nd time a resolution calling for an end to US sanctions.

Those who are in favor please signify… those against and abstentions…

The results of the vote is 187 votes in favor, two against and 1 abstention.

The United States and Israel voted against the resolution presented by Cuba, with Moldova abstaining. 

For over 30 years, the vast majority of the General Assembly has overwhelmingly condemned US sanctions on Cuba.

Today, as so many times before, Brazil reiterates its firm and categorical and constant opposition to the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed on Cuba…

CELAC … Bolivia … Kenya … the European Union … 

ASEAN adds his voice to the chorus of this assembly…

That Barbados reaffirms its strong opposition to the use of unilateral coercive measures, especially those with extraterritorial reach that violate international norms.

Every day the blockade continues to exist represents a shame on the moral authority of this organization, a shame on the purposes and principles of the UN charter, and a shame on multilateralism itself.

The United States and Israel have always voted against the resolution.

Except in 2016, when the U.S. abstained.

After 50 plus years of pursuing the path of isolation, we have chosen to take the path of engagement, because as President Obama said in Havana the future of Cuba lies in the hands of the Cuban people…

A path that the Biden Administration seems uninterested in following.

Reporter: Were you aware the UN General Assembly votes on Cuba tomorrow?

Miller: I was not tracking this on my bingo card.

Reporter: How is the U.S. going to vote?

Miller: I doubt we’ll be voting to condemn ourselves. [laughs]