UN condemns US economic embargo of Cuba though more nations sit out after Trump administration push

Ottawa — Canada once again cast a vote against the U.S. embargo on Cuba during a recent United Nations General Assembly session. The vote, which took place with 130 members voting in favor, 17 against, and 25 abstaining, condemned the economic embargo for the 34th year in succession. A decline of 30 countries took place in the opposition to the embargo, with nations like Germany and Italy abstaining for the first time.

Havana charged the United States with threatening countries that oppose the embargo with loss of aid and trade access, an allegation Washington has not refuted.

Cuba is currently experiencing a humanitarian crisis due to a U.S. blockade on fuel imports and an economic predicament that Washington attributes to the Communist government. The Cuban embassy in Ottawa asserts that the United States is employing collective punishment to compel regime change and urges Canada to maintain its stance of opposition. This stance was endorsed by the Bloc Québécois this week. The Canadian Press, in collaboration with the Associated Press, reported this story initially on October 28, 2026.