U.N. Urges End of U.S. Embargo on Cuba for 22nd Time By NewsAmericas - October 29, 2013 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin ReddIt Email Print The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly for the 22nd time to condemn the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, whose foreign minister said the American policy in place since 1959 was barbaric and amounted to genocide.