United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution titled the "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba".

 

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution titled the "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba". This is the 34th time the body has adopted this non-binding resolution since 1992, while the United States continues to reject such efforts. South Africa, for its part, has called for a resumption of stalled talks between Cuba and the United States in an effort to ameliorate the dire humanitarian conditions on the island nation. Today's vote, which included support from Pretoria, followed a day high drama in the Assembly on Tuesday, when the Cuban delegation engaged in a verbal clash while the U.S. envoy. Sherwyn Bryce-Pease reports...