موقع وجه أفريقيا موقع وجه أفريقيا هو موقع مهتم بمتابعة التطورات في القارة الأفريقية
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Sahar Ragab
Cuba scored another diplomatic victory on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), securing 165 votes in favor of a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. blockade against the island. Seven countries voted against the motion, while twelve abstained.
The annual vote, held since 1992, once again demonstrated the global community’s overwhelming rejection of the decades-long economic, commercial, and financial siege imposed by Washington — a policy widely recognized as the longest blockade in modern history against any nation.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel celebrated the result, describing it as a reaffirmation of Cuba’s dignity and resilience.
“Cuba, dignified and fearless before the turbulent, brutal, cynical, and lying empire, has once again defeated the six-decade-long genocidal U.S. blockade,” he stated on social media.
Díaz-Canel added that, while U.S. pressure managed to sway a few countries, “the global majority once again voted alongside Cuba — for life.”
Experts from the Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) underscored the symbolic and political significance of this diplomatic success, noting that Washington had intensified pressure on its allies in the days leading up to the vote.
This marks the 33rd consecutive year that the UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly condemned the blockade, which Havana holds responsible for much of the island’s economic hardship and underdevelopment.
“Today’s vote once again proves that the blockade affects not just a country, but millions of Cubans in their right to development,” said a MINREX expert, emphasizing that while the resolution is not legally binding, it carries moral, legal, and political weight backed by the vast majority of the international community.
