How the US is undermining women’s rights at the UN

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A UN resolution focusing on sexual violence in conflict has been destabilised as the US threatens to halt access to treatment for survivors. via DatelineSBS

The US has been actively undermining women’s rights at the UN this weekend. They have been wreaking havoc with negotiations for a Security Council resolution on wartime sexual violence.

The purpose of the debate is to improve accountability and ensure international responses focus on survivorsBut the US threatened to override the resolution with its veto power because the draft called for survivors to be given access to their full range of sexual and reproductive health rights includingThe Security Council is the part of the UN responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security.

 

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DatelineSBS Why don't any of the linked articles tell me where some of these supplies actually come from? Is the UnitedStates being expected to give them out to the rest of the world for free? If so they have the right to veto. I feel like crucial information is missing, not surprising.

DatelineSBS Nice one SBS. From all of the possible stories you could do on member countries of the UN who kill homosexuals, subjugate women and use rape as a weapon of war, you found a negative story on the USA.

DatelineSBS America is committing War Crimes. While it tries to start another War with Iran

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