General Assembly LIVE: Debating US sanctions against Cuba

Voting results are displayed on large screens at the UN General Assembly during a vote on the US embargo against Cuba.

UN Photo/Manuel Elías UN General Assembly votes on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.

General Assembly LIVE: Debating US sanctions against Cuba

7 July 2026 Economic Development

The UN General Assembly overwhelming voted to debate United States sanctions against Cuba in a meeting on Tuesday, at Havana’s request, to discuss the decades-long embargo amid warnings of increasing suffering on the Caribbean island.

Watch the morning session here and the afternoon below:

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