{"id":572288,"date":"2021-06-23T19:07:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T23:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572288"},"modified":"2021-06-23T19:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T23:07:17","slug":"u-s-votes-against-u-n-resolution-to-end-cuba-embargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-votes-against-u-n-resolution-to-end-cuba-embargo\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. votes against U.N. resolution to end Cuba embargo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-votes-against-u-n-resolution-to-end-cuba-embargo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572288&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2434116\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2434116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cuba\u2019s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, addresses the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Eskinder Debebe\/United Nations via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:50 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, June 23, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The U.S. voted against a United Nations resolution that would end the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba. While the U.S. voted against it on Wednesday, the U.N. general assembly went on to adopt the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>184 votes were cast in favor, as Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez argued sanctions have made it more difficult for Cuba throughout their struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic. He announced the disadvantages the country has faced in obtaining medical equipment for vaccine development and necessary resources to produce adequate amounts of food.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udce2TODAY | Voting at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNGA<\/a>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3 of resolution &#8220;Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>For the twenty-ninth ocassion, the international community will demand to the U.S. govt.: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopTheEmbargo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopTheEmbargo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Boknqdps2z\">pic.twitter.com\/Boknqdps2z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canciller\u00eda de Cuba (@CubaMINREX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CubaMINREX\/status\/1407684075419230212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, U.S. Diplomat Rodney Hunter suggested otherwise. He backed the vote against the resolution by explaining the U.S. has been a significant supplier and one of Cuba\u2019s principal trading partners.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say, \u201csanctions are one set of tools in our broader effort toward Cuba to advance democracy, promote respect for human rights, and help the Cuban people exercise the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the universal declaration of human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Cuba has complained about the cost of the U.S. trade embargo,&nbsp; government critics say the real problem is the inefficiency in how the state is running its economy.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/kamala-harris-to-visit-southern-border-this-week\/\">Kamala Harris To Visit Southern Border This Week<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba\u2019s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, addresses the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. 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