As Cuba faced down Hurricane Melissa, the world united to condemn the US blockade of Cuba at the United Nations for the 33rd consecutive year.

On October 28 and 29 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) deliberated on resolution A/80/L.6 entitled Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. Voting took place on October 29 with the resolution adopted with 165 votes in favour, seven against, and 12 abstentions [1].

Thus the UNGA again voted overwhelmingly to stand with Cuba, to call for the immediate lifting of the US blockade on Cuba and to remove Cuba from the US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. The vote results defeated the vicious US campaign organised through its foreign embassies, consulates and missions, according to which Cuba was recruiting mercenaries to fight on the Russian side in the US/NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, along with other malicious disinformation to get UN members to vote against the resolution. Some of the countries which abstained, including Poland and Romania, cited this outright lie about Cuba being involved in Ukraine as the reason for their abstention.

The vote demonstrates the overwhelming consensus of the world that the blockade must end. As Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla affirmed, Washington's lies, threats and manipulation reveal its fear of the truth that the world stands with Cuba and against the blockade. The vote is a reflection of the world's peoples' stand that justice and sovereignty must prevail, and that the cruel US blockade of Cuba must be ended.

RCPB(ML) sends its heartfelt congratulations to the leadership and people of Cuba and their United Nations delegation for this important victory on the world stage.

Note
1. Last year, the resolution passed by 187 votes with two against (US and Israel) and just one abstention (Moldova). This year, with concerted open threats issued by the United States, voting against the resolution in addition to the US and Israel were Argentina, Hungary, Paraguay, North Macedonia, and Ukraine. The 12 countries which abstained also reveal the extent of the US dictate against them: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Czechia, Ecuador, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Poland, Moldova and Romania.

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