{"id":2518,"date":"2011-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/cms\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2011-10-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T00:00:00","slug":"61110252011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2011\/10\/25\/61110252011\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/25\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Drawing parallels to recent political uprisings in defence of freedom and self-determination, General Assembly delegates today again denounced the decades-old economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, voting overwhelmingly to adopt the world body\u2019s twentieth consecutive resolution calling for an end to the measures. The resolution \u2013 adopted by a recorded vote of 186 in favour to 2 against (United States, Israel), with 3 abstentions (Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau) \u2014 reaffirmed the sovereign equality of States, non-intervention in their internal affairs and freedom of trade and navigation as paramount to the conduct of international affairs.\u201d [Con Embargo]<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSpeakers denounce Cuban embargo as \u2018sad echo\u2019 of failed cold war politics; General Assembly, for twentieth year, demands lifting of economic blockade,\u201d United Nations General Assembly, UN.org,\u00a0October 25, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Drawing parallels to recent political uprisings in defence of freedom and self-determination, General Assembly delegates today again denounced the decades-old economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, voting overwhelmingly to adopt the world body\u2019s twentieth consecutive resolution calling for an end to the measures. 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Member States voted overwhelmingly yesterday to adopt a non-binding resolution that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2324,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1993\/11\/11\/41611111993\/","url_meta":{"origin":2518,"position":2},"title":"11\/11\/1993","author":"AmarkData","date":"November 11, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"\"November 11 [1993]. The UN [United Nations] General Assembly adopts a resolution on the \u2018Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.\u2019 The vote is 88 for the resolution, 4 against, with 47 abstentions.\u201d [Con Embargo] Jerry A. 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