The United Nations General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, on a resolution condemning the decades-long United States economic embargo on Cuba, according to the Associated Press. The vote is the 34th on the issue, and the resolution has passed by a large margin in previous years.
According to the Associated Press, last year's vote was 165 in favour, 7 against, with 12 abstentions. The resolutions are not legally binding, but they are widely read as a measure of world opinion. UN News confirmed that member states would vote on 28 October for the 34th time on a resolution calling for the embargo to end.
Debate on Tuesday turned heated, according to the Associated Press. United States Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez clashed on the floor of the General Assembly while the embargo resolution was being debated, and the session was briefly disrupted.
According to the Associated Press, the United States has intensified its campaign against Cuba's government, including by threatening military intervention, while Cuba is facing deepening financial problems. Cuba has said the embargo has cost billions of dollars, a figure the United States disputes in its broader criticism of the Cuban government.
The question for Wednesday's vote is not only whether the resolution passes, but by how wide a margin. According to the Associated Press, it is unclear whether the Trump administration's campaign to influence the vote will produce more opposition or abstentions than in previous years, including from Western allies.
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