UN General Assembly

UN General Assembly: The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to condemn the U.S. commercial, economic and financial embargo against Cuba for the 22nd year in a row, according to The Chronicle Herald. The embargo was enacted in 1960 following Cubas nationalization of properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations. Sanctions were strengthened to a near-total embargo in 1962 and The symbolic vote Tuesday was 188-2, with three abstentions. The United States and Israel voted against it. General Assembly resolutions are unenforceable. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.