UN General Assembly calls for 34th time for end to US embargo on Cuba

Summary

The South China Morning Post, in an opinion piece, reports that the UN General Assembly called for the 34th time for an end to the US embargo on Cuba, passing the resolution 130 votes to 17, with 25 abstentions. The piece says the vote came as Cuba struggles with a severe energy crisis, which it attributes mainly to a US fuel embargo imposed after the abduction of Venezuela's president to New York. It presents the energy blockade as the latest of America's crimes against the Cuban people, and cites Cuba's ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz, on the human costs of US policy.

Timeline

1. South China Morning Post

   1 Nov 2026, 12:30 UTCSource ↗

   In an opinion piece, the SCMP reports that the UN General Assembly called for the 34th time for an end to the US embargo on Cuba, by 130 votes to 17 with 25 abstentions, as Cuba faces an energy crisis it says is mainly caused by a US fuel embargo.