UN Condemns US Embargo of Cuba for 30th Straight Year

The UN vote rejecting the US embargo on Cuba.

By Democracy Now

HAVANA TIMES – The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly condemned the United States’ embargo on Cuba. 185 countries on Thursday voted in favor of lifting the decades-old sanctions which have devastated Cuba’s economy since the 1960s. Only the U.S. and Israel voted against the motion, while Brazil and Ukraine abstained.

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