Overview
- The General Assembly approved Cuba’s non-binding resolution for the 34th time, with 130 votes in favor, 17 against and 25 abstentions on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
- A heated public clash between U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez briefly halted debate and highlighted rising bilateral hostility in New York.
- Several Latin American governments shifted their positions, with Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Paraguay voting against the text and Chile, Honduras, Peru and the Dominican Republic abstaining.
- Cuba’s draft explicitly cited a U.S. energy restriction imposed since January that it says cut fuel supplies and worsened blackouts, water shortages and other basic services.
- The resolution carries no legal force, but the lower vote totals show eroding global unanimity and could deepen diplomatic pressure and regional realignments without changing U.S. policy.