Washington, October 27 (RHC) -- Demonstrations in New York, Los Angeles and other cities in the United States will precede this Sunday an upcoming vote in the UN General Assembly on a resolution calling for lifting the blockade of Cuba.

The mobilization in New York City will begin at 1:00 p.m. local time and will call for an end to the United States' economic and political war against Cuba, according to the rally poster, published on social media.

For its part, the "Hands Off Cuba" Committee of Los Angeles announced that it will hold a march and rally to join those called. "This weekend there will be international protests in more than 65 countries and 35 cities in the United States to demand the end of the blockade and the removal of Cuba from Washington's list of alleged terrorist nations," it stressed.

The unilateral siege of successive US governments "has exacerbated the economic situation in Cuba by denying it (among others) access to oil from other countries and spare parts to repair its electrical grid," the Los Angeles organization's message emphasized.

It also recalled the impact in recent days of Hurricane Oscar in eastern Cuba, which puts pressure on the limited resources of the largest of the Antilles.

"The criminal blockade must end. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to reach Cuba,” the Committee concluded.

The expressions of support will precede the vote that will take place for the thirty-second time in the UN General Assembly on the Resolution Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.

Cuba -according to authorities in Havana- suffered losses of more than five billion dollars in the period from March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024.