The facts

  1. This was the assembly's 34th annual call for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo, according to UN News. [1][2]

  2. The previous year's tally was 165 in favour, seven against and 12 abstentions. Those totals differ from the 2026 vote and should not be conflated. [1]

  3. The resolution invokes sovereign equality, non-interference and freedom of trade and navigation, and calls for repeal of laws with extraterritorial effects such as the Helms-Burton Act. [1]

  4. Canada again voted in favour. The Canadian Press reported that Germany and Italy abstained. [2]

  5. US ambassador Mike Waltz disputed Cuba's account of the embargo's effects, while Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla blamed the restrictions for severe harms. Their competing claims are not independent findings of causation. [1]

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTC.

  1. Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low

    UN News · Primary source · 28 Oct 2026

    Actual full official report read, including 130/17/25 and prior-year 165/7/12 tallies. The vote occurred on Wednesday 28 October.

  2. Canada continues to oppose American embargo on Cuba at UN

    The Canadian Press via CityNews · Reporting · 28 Oct 2026

    Dylan Robertson's actual report read, with AP files. Independently owned from the UN. Its description of a 30-vote fall conflicts with the UN's stated 165-to-130 totals and is not used.

  3. La ONU vuelve a rechazar el embargo de Estados Unidos a Cuba

    United Nations · Primary source · 28 Oct 2026

    Actual official notice read. It states that the embargo measures remain in force; no repeal or binding US legal change is inferred.

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