00:00The United Nations General Assembly will resume on Tuesday its annual review of a resolution calling for an end to
00:06the U.S. blockade against Cuba.
00:08This will be the 34th time that the United Nations' highest deliberative body will debate and vote on the resolution
00:17based on the report presented by Cuba on the need to end this suffocating policy,
00:22which, following the arrival of the Donald Trump administration in January 2025, has intensified to unprecedented levels.
00:30Added to this scenario is an unprecedented offensive by the State Department, the U.S. permanent mission to the United
00:37Nations and U.S. embassies around the world,
00:39to try to sway away member states into voting against the resolution.
00:44Last year, the resolution received 160 votes in favour, 7 against and 12 abstentions.
00:51This year, on the first day of debate, more than 30 speakers will address the Assembly with the vote taking
00:59place on Wednesday the 28th.
