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A/RES/78/7 GA

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

78
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187
Yes
2
No
1
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/78/L.5
Adopted symbol A/RES/78/7
Category GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS
P5 Positions
Russia ✓ United States ✗ United Kingdom ✓ China ✓ France ✓
UN Document A/RES/78/7 ↗

Vote Recorded Vote — A/78/PV.26 Nov. 2, 2023

— Abstain (1)
✗ No (2)
Absent (3)
✓ Yes (187)
Speeches following this vote (10) 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. Nunes (Timor-Leste)
I wish to take this opportunity to acknowledge the presence of His Excellency Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, and we wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report on this meeting’s agenda item (A/78/84). We have been enjoying strong bilateral relations with Cuba for more than 20 years. Since 2003, within the bilateral cooperation framework, Cuba has been …
Mr. Pieris (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka voted in favour of resolution 78/7, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” In keeping with past practice, the General Assembly adopted by an overwhelming majority the call to lift the blockade against Cuba. It is not difficult to discern the rationale. A cursory perusal of the Secretary-General…
Ms. Indu (Solomon Islands)
At the outset, my delegation acknowledges the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and thanks the Secretary-General for the report highlighting the impacts of the embargo on Cuba (A/78/84). My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Uganda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/78/PV.24). Solomon Islands vot…
Mr. Nasir (Indonesia)
Indonesia reiterates its opposition to unilateral coercive measures with external effect on the sovereignty of other States and reiterates the legitimate interests of entities or persons under their jurisdiction and the freedom of trade and navigation. The prolonged imposition of the unilateral economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba clearly violates t…
Ms. Jiménez de la Hoz (Spain)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Serbia align themselves with this statement. I reiterate today our conviction that the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba has a damaging impact on the country’s econo…
Mr. Folmsbee (United States of America)
The United States stands resolutely with the Cuban people. We strongly support their pursuit of a future with respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Approximately 1,000 political prisoners remain behind bars in Cuba  — more than at any point in Cuba’s recent history. Nearly 700 of those detentions are owed to the historic 11 July 2021 protests, during which members of civil society, i…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote after the voting. The exercise of the right of reply has been requested. May I remind members that statements in the exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and to five minutes for the second intervention and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Romero Puentes (Cuba)
I am exercising my right of reply in response to the statement made by the representative of the United States. Once again, with old and new pretexts, the Government of the United States is attempting in vain to justify a policy that is illegal and morally unsustainable, notwithstanding the fact that General Assembly has overwhelmingly reaffirmed for more than three decades the international com…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 38?
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/78/7 General Assembly Distr.: General 3 November 2023 Original: English 23-21472 (E) 071123 *2321472* Seventy-eighth session Agenda item 38 Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 November 2023 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/78/L.5)] 78/7. 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 of Latin America and the Caribbean at the Summits of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States regarding the need to put an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed against Cuba, 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 A/RES/78/7 Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba 23-21472 2/2 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, 66/6 of 25 October 2011, 67/4 of 13 November 2012, 68/8 of 29 October 2013, 69/5 of 28 October 2014, 70/5 of 27 October 2015, 71/5 of 26 October 2016, 72/4 of 1 November 2017, 73/8 of 1 November 2018, 74/7 of 7 November 2019, 75/289 of 23 June 2021 and 77/7 of 3 November 2022 and its decision 76/563 of 11 May 2022, Recalling also the measures adopted by the Executive of the United States of America in 2015 and 2016 to modify several aspects of the application of the embargo, which contrast with the measures applied since 2017 to reinforce its implementation, 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, 66/6, 67/4, 68/8, 69/5, 70/5, 71/5, 72/4, 73/8, 74/7, 75/289 and 77/7, the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba is still in place, 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 77/7;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 steps necessary 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 seventy-ninth session; 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-ninth session the item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. 26th plenary meeting 2 November 2023 __________________ 1 A/78/84.
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