Results of the vote on the resolution
against the US blockade of Cuba presented in
the United Nations General Assembly
I- Resolution A/RES/62/L.1 "Necessity to put
an end to the economic, commercial and
financial blockade imposed by the United
States against Cuba," approved in the
October 30, 2007 morning session.
|
General
Results
|
2007 |
% |
2006 |
% |
|
Total of
Member States |
192 |
100 |
192 |
100 |
|
Votes in favor |
184 |
95,8 |
183 |
95,3 |
|
Votes against |
4 |
2,08 |
4 |
2,08 |
|
Abstentions |
1 |
0,5 |
1 |
0,5 |
|
Non participation for various reasons |
3 |
1,6 |
4 |
2, 1 |
New votes in favor compared to last year:
2
· Nicaragua
· Ivory Coast
Votes in favor lost from last year:
1
· Albania
New votes against compared to last year:
· NONE
Absent countries:
3
· El Salvador
· Iraq
· Albania
Abstentions:
1
· Micronesia
Votes against:
4
· United States, Israel, Marshall Islands and
Palau
GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
Northern Africa Norte and the Middle East:
19 countries, 17 voted in favor,
1 against (Israel), 1 absent
(Iraq).
Sub-Saharan Africa:
47 countries, 47 voted in favor.
Asia and Oceania:
37 countries, 34 voted in favor,
2 against (Islas Marshall Islands and
Palau), 1 absent (Micronesia).
Latin America and the Caribbean:
33 countries, 32 voted in favor
and 1 absent (El Salvador).
Western Europe and Other Countries: 28
countries, 27 voted in favor and 1
against (United States).
Eastern Europe:
28 countries, 27 voted in favor
and 1 absent (Albania).
|
Geographical Analysis
|
Votes in favor |
%
In relation to the number of countries in the region |
New votes against compared to last year |
|
Northern Africa Norte and the Middle East |
17 |
89,5 |
|
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
47 |
100 |
Ivory Coast |
|
Asia and Oceania |
34 |
92 |
|
|
Latin America and
the Caribbean |
32 |
97 |
Nicaragua |
|
Western Europe
and Other Countries |
27 |
96,4 |
|
|
Eastern Europe |
27 |
96,4 |
|
|
Total in favor |
184 |
2 |
|
Countries that supported Cuba’s resolution (184)
NORTHERN AFRICA NORTE AND THE MIDDLE EAST (17)
ALGERIA, SAUDI ARABIA, BAHRAIN, EGYPT, UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES, IRAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LEBANON,
LIBYA, MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, OMAN, QATAR, SYRIA,
TUNISIA AND YEMEN
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (47)
ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI,
CAPE VERDE, CAMERON, CHAD, IVORY COAST, COMOROS,
CONGO, DJIBOUTI, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GABON,
GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, EQUATORIAL
GUINEA, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MADAGASCAR,
MALAWI, MALI, MAURICIO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA,
NIGER, NIGERIA, RWANDA, CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC, R. D. DEL CONGO, SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE,
SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA,
SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, TOGO,
UGANDA, ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (32)
ANTIGUA Y BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, BAHAMAS, BARBADOS,
BELIZE, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA,
CUBA, CHILE, DOMINICA, ECUADOR, GRANADA,
GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, HAITI, JAMAICA,
MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMÁ, PARAGUAY, PERU,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SAN KITTS AND NEVIS, ST.
LUCIA, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES,
SURINAM, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, URUGUAY AND
VENEZUELA
ASIA AND OCEANIA (34)
AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, BRUNEI,
CAMBODIA, CHINA, FIJI, FILIPINAS, SALOMON
ISLANDS, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KIRIBATI,
LAOS, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES ISLANDS, MONGOLIA,
MYANMAR, NAURU, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN,
PAPUA N. GUINEA, D.P.R. KOREA, SOUTH KOREA,
SAMOA, SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA, THAILAND, EAST
TIMOR, TONGA, TUVALU, VANUATU AND VIETNAM
WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES (27)
ANDORRA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA,
CYPRUS, DENMARK, SPAIN, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREECE,
IRELAND, ICELAND, ITALY, LIECHTENSTEIN,
LUXEMBURG, MALTA, MONACO, NORWAY, NETHERLANDS,
PORTUGAL, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, SAN MARINO,
SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND AND TURKEY
EASTERN EUROPE (27)
ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS,
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, CROATIA, CZECH
REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, GEORGIA,
HUNGARY, KAZAKHSTAN, KIRGIZSTAN, LATVIA,
LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO,
POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, TAJIKISTAN,
TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, UZBEKISTAN AND SERBIA
Countries that did not support Cuba’s resolution
NORTHERN AFRICA NORTE AND THE MIDDLE EAST (2)
ISRAEL (Voted against)
IRAQ (Absent)
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (1)
EL SALVADOR (Absent)
ASIA AND OCEANIA (3)
PALAU (Voted against)
MARSHALL ISLANDS (Voted against)
MICRONESIA (Abstention)
WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES
(1)
UNITED STATES (Voted against)
EASTERN EUROPE (1)
ALBANIA (Absent)
|
United Nations General
Assembly Voting since 1992 |
|
Year |
In Favor |
Against |
Absent |
Abstention |
|
1992 |
59 |
3 |
46 |
71 |
|
1993 |
88 |
4 |
35 |
57 |
|
1994 |
101 |
2 |
33 |
48 |
|
1995 |
117 |
3 |
27 |
38 |
|
1996 |
137 |
3 |
20 |
25 |
|
1997 |
143 |
3 |
22 |
17 |
|
1998 |
157 |
2 |
14 |
12 |
|
1999 |
155 |
2 |
23 |
8 |
|
2000 |
167 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
|
2001 |
167 |
3 |
16 |
3 |
|
2002 |
173 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
|
2003 |
179 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
|
2004 |
179 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
|
2005 |
182 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|
2006 |
183 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|
2007 |
184 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
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