The resolution "On the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba by the United States was approved today at the UN, with 188 member countries of the organization voting in favor of it.
In a plenary session of the 67th UN General Assembly the resolution was only opposed by the U.S., Israel and Palau, while the Marshall Islands and Micronesia abstained.
- Speech by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, to United Nations General Assembly
- UN condemns US embargo on Cuba
- Cuba Condemns US Blockade and Reiterates Willingness to Hold Respectful Dialog
