United Nations ( CNN ) -- The U.N. General Assembly voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution calling for an end to the economic , commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba . There were 186 member states in favor of the resolution , two against , and three abstentions . The vote is non-binding . It was the 20th consecutive year that the United Nations has voted to condemn the U.S. embargo , which was put in place in 1960 . The two opposing votes came from the United States and Israel .
For Tuesday , a The U.N. General Assembly resolution urges an end to the embargo . Only Israel and the United States vote against the measure ; two nations vote in favor .