CSC statement: The UK must continue to vote to end the US blockade of Cuba at the United Nations
Campaign News | Monday, 27 October 2025
Result of the 2024 UN vote on ending the blockade
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign has written to the UK government urging them to once again vote in favour of the United Nations General Assembly resolution, “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”
Over the past three decades the UK has maintained a principled stance in opposing the US blockade against Cuba alongside the overwhelming majority of the international community.
The US blockade has been condemned at the UN for more than 30 years, and last year 187 countries voted against the measure. The blockade is extra-territorial in its application and is harmful to British trade and sovereignty. Maintaining the UK’s vote in favour of the resolution reaffirms these principles and the country’s independent, rules-based foreign policy.
We understand that the US is applying diplomatic pressure on allies to change their position. We urge the UK to continue to stand firm alongside the overwhelming international consensus demanding an end to this unjust blockade.
At the same time we continue to urge the UK government to do more to support bilateral trade and cooperation between the UK and Cuba.
The Executive Committee of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign
Notes:
1. On Wednesday 29 October 2025 the United Nations General Assembly will vote on the resolution titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”
2. The Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) is a UK NGO with more than 5,000 members, affiliated organisations and local groups. 20 national trade unions are affiliated to CSC and together they represent around 4 million UK trade union members.
