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The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the resounding United Nations resolution calling upon the imperialist United States government to unconditionally lift its illegal and criminal blockade on Cuba.

On 29 October 2025, the United Nations General Assembly once again voted overwhelmingly against the United States’ blockade towards Cuba. This marks the 33rd consecutive time the United Nations has expressed a strong opposition to the United States government’s economic blockade against Cuba.

The resolution expressed a clear statement that the United States’ actions against Cuba constitute injustice and persecution. This sentiment has been reiterated 32 times previously. The United States’ actions have been widely condemned as immoral and contrary to the principles of multilateralism, national sovereignty, and a rules-based international order.

The historical justifications for the United States’ actions are lacking in moral substance and are rooted in an unapologetic imperialist imposition of one country’s will over another. This approach disregards the humanity of the Cuban people and relegates them to a subhuman status.

The United States policy towards Cuba is underpinned by a supremacist belief that originated during the colonisation of South America by European governments. While the majority of countries in the Americas have abandoned colonial mentality in their relations with South America, the United States maintains a position of violent suppression of South America in general and Cuba in particular. This repression has led to increased economic challenges for Cuba, placing its people in increasingly difficult economic and social conditions.

We commend and align ourselves with the people of the world who continue to affirm the right to self-determination and sovereignty for the Cuban people. We also commend the progressive governments across the world who have stood with Cuba during these challenging times.

It must be stated, however, that the international law framework, as it is built, permits aggressor nations of the West to act without any accountability. It allows the United Nations General Assembly and other structures of the United Nations to vote and take decisions that are ultimately unenforceable. To that end, the effectiveness of the international conventions is grossly limited. The SACP thus continues to call for important reforms of the multilateral system in order to prevent impunity by the United States and other imperialist countries.

We urge the government of South Africa to deepen its relations with Cuba on various fronts. This collaboration will drive shared development for both countries and contribute to the prosperity of the Cuban people.

We remain steadfast in our opposition to imperialism and its actions towards Cuba. The fact that the United States and apartheid Israeli regime are leading a desperate tiny minority of countries that oppose the granting of full rights to Cuba reflects the backwardness of the imperialist policy as opposed to the unquestionable standing of Cuba and its exemplary cause.

Issued by the South African Communist Party