Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America Against Cuba

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 42 Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba, published in 2017.

What other versions does this mandate have?

32 versions · 1993–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/4

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/4	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba	753	98%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/7	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba	743	98%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/7	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba	737	98%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/7	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba	729	97%Compare
2021	A/RES/75/289	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba	712	98%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

5 reports · 2003–2015

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2015	A/70/120	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/69/5
2012	A/67/118	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/66/6
2011	A/66/114	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/65/6
2004	A/59/302(PartI)	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/58/7
2003	A/58/287	Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/57/11

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Cuba Laws and Regulations Sanctions Trade Boycotts United States

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 71/5;¹

¹A/72/94.

Reiterates its call upon all States to refrain from promulgating and applying laws and measures of the kind referred to in the preamble to the present resolution, in conformity with their obligations under the Charter of the United Nations and international law, which, inter alia, reaffirm the freedom of trade and navigation;

Once again urges States that have and continue to apply such laws and measures to take the steps necessary to repeal or invalidate them as soon as possible in accordance with their legal regime;

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the appropriate organs and agencies of the United Nations system, to prepare a report on the implementation of the present resolution in the light of the purposes and principles of the Charter and international law and to submit it to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-third session the item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”.

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