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A/RES/67/4 GA

Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba

67
Session
188
Yes
3
No
2
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/67/L.2
Adopted symbol A/RES/67/4
Category GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS
Voeten Topics ⓘ
Significance ★ Important vote US State Dept designation
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ✗ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓
UN Document A/RES/67/4 ↗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/67/PV.35 Nov. 13, 2012

— Abstain (2)
✗ No (3)
✓ Yes (188)
Speeches following this vote (3) may include explanations of vote
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of vote after the voting, may I remind delegations that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Sarki (Nigeria)
First of all, we would like to congratulate the Foreign Minister of Cuba on his statement. We also wish to thank the delegation of the United States for its statement explaining its position in regard to resolution 67/4, which was just adopted by Member States by an overwhelming majority. Nigeria is fully committed to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, in particula…
Mrs. Tembo (Zambia)
I thank you, Mr. President, for according me this opportunity to contribute to this important agenda item. Zambia aligns itself with the statements delivered earlier today by the representatives of Algeria on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and of Cape Verde on behalf of the African States. Zambia has been supporting, voting and speaking in favo…
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/67/4 General Assembly Distr.: General 29 January 2013 Sixty-seventh session Agenda item 41 12-47884 *1247884* Please recycle Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 November 2012 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.2)] 67/4. Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba The General Assembly, Determined to encourage strict compliance with the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming, among other principles, the sovereign equality of States, non-intervention and non-interference in their internal affairs and freedom of international trade and navigation, which are also enshrined in many international legal instruments, Recalling the statements of the Heads of State or Government at the Ibero-American Summits concerning the need to eliminate the unilateral application of economic and trade measures by one State against another that affect the free flow of international trade, Concerned about the continued promulgation and application by Member States of laws and regulations, such as that promulgated on 12 March 1996 known as “the Helms-Burton Act”, the extraterritorial effects of which affect the sovereignty of other States, the legitimate interests of entities or persons under their jurisdiction and the freedom of trade and navigation, Taking note of declarations and resolutions of different intergovernmental forums, bodies and Governments that express the rejection by the international community and public opinion of the promulgation and application of measures of the kind referred to above, Recalling its resolutions 47/19 of 24 November 1992, 48/16 of 3 November 1993, 49/9 of 26 October 1994, 50/10 of 2 November 1995, 51/17 of 12 November 1996, 52/10 of 5 November 1997, 53/4 of 14 October 1998, 54/21 of 9 November 1999, 55/20 of 9 November 2000, 56/9 of 27 November 2001, 57/11 of 12 November 2002, 58/7 of 4 November 2003, 59/11 of 28 October 2004, 60/12 of 8 November 2005, 61/11 of 8 November 2006, 62/3 of 30 October 2007, 63/7 of 29 October 2008, 64/6 of 28 October 2009, 65/6 of 26 October 2010 and 66/6 of 25 October 2011, A/RES/67/4 Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba 2/2 Concerned that, since the adoption of its resolutions 47/19, 48/16, 49/9, 50/10, 51/17, 52/10, 53/4, 54/21, 55/20, 56/9, 57/11, 58/7, 59/11, 60/12, 61/11, 62/3, 63/7, 64/6, 65/6 and 66/6, further measures of that nature aimed at strengthening and extending the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba continue to be promulgated and applied, and concerned also about the adverse effects of such measures on the Cuban people and on Cuban nationals living in other countries, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 66/6;1 2. Reiterates its call upon all States to refrain from promulgating and applying laws and measures of the kind referred to in the preamble to the present resolution, in conformity with their obligations under the Charter of the United Nations and international law, which, inter alia, reaffirm the freedom of trade and navigation; 3. Once again urges States that have and continue to apply such laws and measures to take the necessary steps to repeal or invalidate them as soon as possible in accordance with their legal regime; 4. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the appropriate organs and agencies of the United Nations system, to prepare a report on the implementation of the present resolution in the light of the purposes and principles of the Charter and international law and to submit it to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session; 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-eighth session the item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. 35th plenary meeting 13 November 2012 _______________ 1 A/67/118.
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