Cuba, which faced serious financial difficulties on account of the economic, trade and financial embargo that had been imposed more than 40 years previously, was one of the Member States whose rate of assessment was set to increase.
8．古巴是被确定提高其分摊比率的会员国之一，而它由于以前遭受了40多年的经济、贸易和金融禁运，现在面临着严重的财政困难。