Speaking on behalf of the Movement’s 121 member states, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Adonia Ayebare, stated that the General Assembly has expressed overwhelming support for and solidarity with the Cuban people and government through its principled stance in favor of lifting the blockade.

He remembered that, last October, a vast majority of member states voted in favor of the resolution calling for an end to the blockade.

However, he noted that despite this “clear and repeated mandate” from the international body, NAM has observed a tightening of this policy in recent months.

Ayebare expressed deep concern regarding recent measures adopted by the United States, which, he said, have escalated the six-decade-long blockade to “unprecedented levels.”

He specified that these actions include measures to hinder fuel supplies to the island, sanctions against countries maintaining legitimate trade relations with Cuba, and the imposition of secondary penalties on foreign companies, banks, and entities—even when their US operations are unrelated to Cuba.

The diplomat maintained that these measures amplify the blockade’s extraterritorial impact, affecting not only Cuba but also third countries and international economic relations, which is a flagrant violation of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, international law, and the multilateral trading system.

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