The United States was the only country to vote against a United Nations resolution declaring an “International Day of Hope.”
The resolution was approved 161 to 1.
The U.S. delegate said that the text “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.”
Moreover, the United States was one of just three nations, along with Israel and Argentina, to vote against a resolution calling for an “International Day of Peaceful Coexistence.”
The U.S. representative expressed concern that the resolution “advances a program of soft global governance that is inconsistent with U.S. sovereignty.”
If our worst fears regarding war do come to pass, our epitaph will read, “Ideology destroys Earth.”
John Paul Lederach is Professor of International Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame. In 2002, he wrote a classic essay titled, ‘Breaking the cycle of violence’. In the article, Lederach contends that the most important question the United States and the West can ask other nations is, “How can we help you meet the fundamental needs of your people?”
Can we not just work together as human beings, to build a better world?
Terry Hansen
Milwaukee, Wisconsin