(VOVworld) - The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to condemn the US embargo against Cuba over the past 5 decades. This is the 22^nd year in a row the UN General Assembly has approved a resolution to denounce Washington’s Cuba embargo.

UN General Assembly votes against US' Cuba embargo for the 22nd year in a row. Photo: internet

For the first time only Israel and the US voted against the resolution although some South Pacific countries abstained. Many European, Asian, African, and Latin American countries publicly denounced Washington’s unfair policies. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said these policies have caused economic damages worth more than 1.1 trillion USD while the US isolation has made it difficult for Cuban people, especially children, to access medicines for some serious diseases.