U.S. alone in its opposition to parts of a U.N. draft resolution addressing violence against girls – The Washington Post

When it comes to certain key global issues, the world has become used to a familiar pattern over the last two years: the United States against them all. It’s the only country outside the Paris climate accord, and it is one of the only nations opposed to a recent U.N. agreement on migration, as well.

More surprising, the United States has now taken its rebellion against the global consensus to issues not usually considered controversial.

In July, U.S. officials forced Ecuador to refrain from backing a resolution in support of breast-feeding, opposing decades of academic consensus. Instead, the United States sided with American infant formula producers. U.S. officials dropped their opposition once Russia threw its weight behind the resolution.

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