Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  on 2 November 2023          [without reference to a Main Committee (A/78/L.5)]        78/7. Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial  embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba        The General Assembly,    Determined to encourage strict compliance with the purposes and principles  enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,    Reaffirming, among other principles, the sovereign equality of States,  non-intervention and non-interference in their internal affairs and freedom of  international trade and navigation, which are also enshrined in many international  legal instruments,    Recalling the statements of the Heads of State or Government of Latin America  and the Caribbean at the Summits of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean  States regarding the need to put an end to the economic, commercial and financial  embargo imposed against Cuba,    Concerned about the continued promulgation and application by Member States  of laws and regulations, such as that promulgated on 12 March 1996 known as “the  Helms-Burton Act”, the extraterritorial effects of which affect the sovereignty of  other States, the legitimate interests of entities or persons under their jurisdiction and  the freedom of trade and navigation,    Taking note of declarations and resolutions of different intergovernmental  forums, bodies and Governments that express the rejection by the international  community and public opinion of the promulgation and application of measures of  the kind referred to above,    Recalling its resolutions 47/19 of 24 November 1992, 48/16 of 3 November  1993, 49/9 of 26 October 1994, 50/10 of 2 November 1995, 51/17 of 12 November   A/RES/78/7  Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial  embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba   23-21472 2/2    1996, 52/10 of 5 November 1997, 53/4 of 14 October 1998, 54/21 of 9 November  1999, 55/20 of 9 November 2000, 56/9 of 27 November 2001, 57/11 of 12 November  2002, 58/7 of 4 November 2003, 59/11 of 28 October 2004, 60/12 of 8 November  2005, 61/11 of 8 November 2006, 62/3 of 30 October 2007, 63/7 of 29 October 2008,  64/6 of 28 October 2009, 65/6 of 26 October 2010, 66/6 of 25 October 2011, 67/4 of  13 November 2012, 68/8 of 29 October 2013, 69/5 of 28 October 2014, 70/5 of  27 October 2015, 71/5 of 26 October 2016, 72/4 of 1 November 2017, 73/8 of  1 November 2018, 74/7 of 7 November 2019, 75/289 of 23 June 2021 and 77/7 of  3 November 2022 and its decision 76/563 of 11 May 2022,     Recalling also the measures adopted by the Executive of the United States of  America in 2015 and 2016 to modify several aspects of the application of the  embargo, which contrast with the measures applied since 2017 to reinforce its  implementation,    Concerned that, since the adoption of its resolutions 47/19, 48/16, 49/9, 50/10,  51/17, 52/10, 53/4, 54/21, 55/20, 56/9, 57/11, 58/7, 59/11, 60/12, 61/11, 62/3, 63/7,  64/6, 65/6, 66/6, 67/4, 68/8, 69/5, 70/5, 71/5, 72/4, 73/8, 74/7, 75/289 and 77/7, the  economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba is still in place, and  concerned also about the adverse effects of such measures on the Cuban people and  on Cuban nationals living in other countries,    1.  Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of  resolution 77/7;1    2.  Reiterates its call upon all States to refrain from promulgating and  applying laws and measures of the kind referred to in the preamble to the present  resolution, in conformity with their obligations under the Charter of the United  Nations and international law, which, inter alia, reaffirm the freedom of trade and  navigation;    3.  Once again urges States that have and continue to apply such laws and  measures to take the steps necessary to repeal or invalidate them as soon as possible  in accordance with their legal regime;    4.  Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the appropriate  organs and agencies of the United Nations system, to prepare a report on the  implementation of the present resolution in the light of the purposes and principles of  the Charter and international law and to submit it to the General Assembly at its  seventy-ninth session;    5.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-ninth session  the item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial  embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”.    26th plenary meeting  2 November 2023    __________________    1  A/78/84.