Ending the Embargo against Cuba

Every year for the past 14 years there has been a global vote held in the United Nations with regards to the U.S. Embargo against Cuba, and every year for the past 14 years, the world community has voted resoundingly against its continuation with the last vote being 182 to 4 in favour of ending this policy that has failed miserably

The calls for an end to the U.S. Embargo against Cuba have come from a variety of international sources, including even former U.S President Jimmy Carter.

This November, there will once again be a vote held in the United Nations to demonstrate to the United States that the world opposes these sanctions against Cuba.

On Wednesday, October 25th, Cuban Ambassador to the Bahamas, Mr. Felix Wilson held a press conference at the Cuban Embassy in Nassau in which he outlined Cuba's concerns that in stark opposition to the expressed will of the International Community, the United States has tightened sanctions against Cuba to unprecedented levels. He called on The Bahamas and all Caribbean nations, especially, to lend their voices to the call for an end of these sanctions that continue to cause the unnecessary suffering of Cuban people, who proudly continue to struggle against the odds.

The video below is from that press conference: