US stands alone in UN: Voting against key resolutions

The United States under the Trump administration has made it clear that it will no longer automatically endorse core United Nations platforms. It included sustainable development and global plans that include eradicating poverty during a vote at the U.N. General Assembly.

The United stated voted against the resolution titled “International Day of Peaceful Coexistence.” The resolution reiterated the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, “acknowledging that this includes a commitment to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.”

U.S. representative Edward Heartney told the assembly that said US voted in November’s election for their government to return to focusing on U.S. interests. “Simply put, the globalist endeavors like Agenda 2030 and the SDGs lost at the ballot box,” he stated.

The UN General Assembly establishes “International Days” to increase awareness of important global issues and foster peace and tolerance. Recently, representatives voted to create an “International Day of Hope,” as well as an “International Day for Judicial Well-Being.” US stood alone, refusing to vote for both.

Heartney expressed 

“This resolution, however, contributes to the unnecessary proliferation of multiple international days, many of which have a similar intent.”

He stated of the International Day of Hope proposal, stating that there is already an International Day of Peace and another on Happiness.

“The current draft resolution also contains references to diversity, equity and inclusion that conflict with U.S. policies that seek to eliminate all forms of discrimination and create equal opportunities for all,”

Heartney also said.

Furthermore, the US was also the only vote against a resolution titled “Education for Democracy,” It reiterates “the right of everyone to education”. It recognizes “the importance of equal opportunities for young people, including women.” It encourages governments to support quality education, to eliminate the digital divide and “to advance the prospects of future generations and foster the building of peaceful, just, democratic and sustainable societies.”

Moreover, on February 24, Washington shocked the international community when it voted against a Ukrainian and European Union-drafted General Assembly resolution endorsing a sweeping, just and enduring peace in Ukraine and offered its own text that did not name Russia as the attacker in the war.

The General Assembly voted to modify the U.S. text to include wording on Russia’s “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine and defending Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. When the amended US text was placed to a vote, Washington refrained from voting.