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UN opposes U.S. blockade of Cuba

Conferencia de prensa por el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba ,Felipe Pérez Roque

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 30 — The United Nations today, by 184 votes, expressed its opposition to the blockade maintained against Cuba for almost half a century by the United States.

A resolution calling for the end of that economic, commercial and financial blockade gained one more vote since last year (Nicaragua), and the only votes against the resolution came from the United States, Israel, Palau and the Marshall Islands, plus one abstention. (PL)

Results of the vote on the resolution against the US blockade of Cuba presented in the United Nations General Assembly

I- Resolution A/RES/62/L.1 "Necessity to put an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba," approved in the October 30, 2007 morning session.

General Results  

2007

%

2006

%

Total of Member States   

192

100

 192

100

Votes in favor

184

95,8

183

95,3

Votes against

4

2,08

4

  2,08

Abstentions

1

 0,5

 1

0,5

Non participation for various reasons

3

1,6

4

2, 1

New votes in favor compared to last year: 2

· Nicaragua
· Ivory Coast

Votes in favor lost from last year: 1

· Albania

New votes against compared to last year:

· NONE

Absent countries: 3

· El Salvador
· Iraq
· Albania

Abstentions: 1

· Micronesia

Votes against: 4

· United States, Israel, Marshall Islands and Palau

 

GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

Northern Africa Norte and the Middle East: 19 countries, 17 voted in favor, 1 against (Israel), 1 absent (Iraq).

Sub-Saharan Africa: 47 countries, 47 voted in favor.

Asia and Oceania: 37 countries, 34 voted in favor, 2 against (Islas Marshall Islands and Palau), 1 absent (Micronesia).

Latin America and the Caribbean: 33 countries, 32 voted in favor and 1 absent (El Salvador).

Western Europe and Other Countries: 28 countries, 27 voted in favor and 1 against (United States).

Eastern Europe: 28 countries, 27 voted in favor and 1 absent (Albania).

   Geographical Analysis  

Votes in favor

%
In relation to the number of countries in the region

New votes against compared to last year

Northern Africa Norte and the Middle East

17

89,5

 

  Sub-Saharan Africa

47

100

  Ivory Coast

 Asia and Oceania

34

92

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

32

97

 Nicaragua

 Western Europe and Other Countries

27

96,4

 

Eastern Europe

27

96,4

 

Total in favor

   184

2

 

Countries that supported Cuba’s resolution (184)

NORTHERN AFRICA NORTE AND THE MIDDLE EAST (17)

ALGERIA, SAUDI ARABIA, BAHRAIN, EGYPT, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, IRAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LIBYA, MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, OMAN, QATAR, SYRIA, TUNISIA AND YEMEN

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (47)

ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CAPE VERDE, CAMERON, CHAD, IVORY COAST, COMOROS, CONGO, DJIBOUTI, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GABON, GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALI, MAURICIO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, RWANDA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, R. D. DEL CONGO, SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, TOGO, UGANDA, ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (32)

ANTIGUA Y BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, BAHAMAS, BARBADOS, BELIZE, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, CHILE, DOMINICA, ECUADOR, GRANADA, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, HAITI, JAMAICA, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMÁ, PARAGUAY, PERU, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SAN KITTS AND NEVIS, ST. LUCIA, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, SURINAM, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, URUGUAY AND VENEZUELA

ASIA AND OCEANIA (34)

AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, BRUNEI, CAMBODIA, CHINA, FIJI, FILIPINAS, SALOMON ISLANDS, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KIRIBATI, LAOS, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES ISLANDS, MONGOLIA, MYANMAR, NAURU, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN, PAPUA N. GUINEA, D.P.R. KOREA, SOUTH KOREA, SAMOA, SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA, THAILAND, EAST TIMOR, TONGA, TUVALU, VANUATU AND VIETNAM

WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES (27)

ANDORRA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CYPRUS, DENMARK, SPAIN, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREECE, IRELAND, ICELAND, ITALY, LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBURG, MALTA, MONACO, NORWAY, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, SAN MARINO, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND AND TURKEY

EASTERN EUROPE (27)

ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, GEORGIA, HUNGARY, KAZAKHSTAN, KIRGIZSTAN, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, UZBEKISTAN AND SERBIA

Countries that did not support Cuba’s resolution

NORTHERN AFRICA NORTE AND THE MIDDLE EAST (2)

ISRAEL (Voted against)

IRAQ (Absent)

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (1)

EL SALVADOR (Absent)

ASIA AND OCEANIA (3)

PALAU (Voted against)

MARSHALL ISLANDS (Voted against)

MICRONESIA (Abstention)

WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES (1)

UNITED STATES (Voted against)

EASTERN EUROPE (1)

ALBANIA (Absent)
United Nations General Assembly Voting since 1992

Year 

In Favor

 Against Absent Abstention

1992

59

3

   46     

 71

1993

88

4

35

 57

1994

101

2

33

48

1995

117

3

27

  38  

1996

137

3

20

25

1997

143

3

22

17

1998

157

2

14

12

1999

155

2

23

 8

2000

167

3

15

 4

2001

167

 3

16

 3

2002

173

3

11

 4

2003

179

3

  7

 2

2004

179

4

  7

 1

2005

182

4

  4

 1

2006

183

4

 4

 1

2007

184

4

 3

 1

Granma 30-12-2007

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