The US Mission initially joined with the delegations of Russia and China to force drafters of the resolution to drop inclusion of a formal monitoring mechanism. Now, even with that provision dropped, the US is threatening a veto since language remains mentioning the need to support victims through family planning and health clinics.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/22/us-un-resolution-rape-weapon-of-war-veto
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-threatening-to-veto-un-resolution-against-sexual-violence-over-reproductive-health-language
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/22/us-un-resolution-rape-weapon-of-war-veto
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-threatening-to-veto-un-resolution-against-sexual-violence-over-reproductive-health-language
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