00:00The United Nations General Assembly held on Tuesday its annual review of a resolution calling for an end to the
00:05U.S. blockade against Cuba.
00:07This is the 34th time that the United Nations highest deliberative body is debating
00:12and will vote on the resolution based on the reports presented by Cuba on the need to end this suffocating
00:19policy
00:19which, following the arrival of the Donald Trump administration in January 2025, has intensified to unprecedented levels.
00:26Added to this scenario is an unprecedented offensive by the State Department, the U.S. Permanent Mission to the United
00:33Nations
00:33and U.S. embassies around the world to try to sway member states into voting against the resolution.
00:40Last year, the resolution received 165 votes in favour, 7 against and 12 abstinctions.
00:48This year, on the first day of debate, more than 30 speakers will address the Assembly
00:53with a vote taking place on Wednesday, the 28th.
