General Assembly: 99th plenary meeting, 80th session

General Assembly resumes debate on ending Cuban embargo, as Havana leads outcry against ‘cruel’ extraterritorial ambitions of United States.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 02:37:44
• Production Date: 7 July 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Subject Topical: ECONOMIC SITUATION; FINANCIAL SITUATION; HEALTH CARE; INTERNATIONAL LAW; PUNISHMENT; SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES; DIALOGUE; SOVEREIGNTY; UN CHARTER; FOOD SECURITY; EMBARGO; VOTING; TERRITORIAL CLAIMS; BLOCKADE
• Geographic Subject: CUBA; UNITED STATES
• MAMS Id: 3604226
• Parent Id: 3602126
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 80 SESSION 99 PLENARY 07 JUL 2026 AM

Description

The General Assembly today resumed consideration of the United States’ decades-long economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba, adopting an urgent proposal by Havana to re-open debate amid the “unprecedented actions of an extreme extraterritorial nature” being undertaken against the island nation by Washington, D.C.

The Assembly considers the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba annually, most recently last October, when it adopted resolution A/80/L.6 calling for an end to the blockade by a recorded vote of 165 in favour to 7 against, with 12 abstentions.

Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items - Item 7; Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba - Item 38 (Item 7 to take a decision to reopen agenda item 38)

• Debate on the item

Statements delivered:

• Cuba (M)
• Russian Federation (M)
• Uruguay (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Singapore (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
• Uganda (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement)
• Eritrea (on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations)
• Türkiye (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation)
• Haiti (on behalf of the Caribbean Community)
• European Union (on behalf of the EU and its member States)
• Mali (on behalf of the African Group)
• United States
• Nicaragua
• China
• Colombia
• Angola
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Cabo Verde

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