The United States made clear Tuesday that it will no longer automatically support core United Nations platforms, including sustainable development and global goals that include eliminating poverty during a vote at the U.N. General Assembly.

“Therefore, the United States rejects and denounces the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the sustainable development goals, and will no longer reaffirm them as a matter of course,” U.S. representative Edward Heartney told the assembly.

The U.S. voted against a resolution titled “International Day of Peaceful Coexistence” that reaffirmed 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.”

Heartney said Americans voted in November’s election for their government to refocus on U.S. interests.

“Simply put, the globalist endeavors like Agenda 2030 and the SDGs lost at the ballot box,” he said.

The measure passed the assembly with 162 countries in favor and three against — the United States, Israel and Argentina.

The General Assembly creates “International Days” to raise awareness of important global issues and promote peace and tolerance. There are more than 150 of them currently, including International Women’s Day, which is coming up on March 8, World Environment Day, International Mother Language Day and World Diabetes Day.

On Tuesday, delegates voted to create an “International Day of Hope,” as well as an “International Day for Judicial Well-Being.” Washington stood alone, the sole no vote on both.

Heartney said Washington “strongly supports efforts to sustain peace and pursue diplomatic solutions to crises around the world and that individual rights are fundamental to U.S. security and the promotion of international peace."

“This resolution, however, contributes to the unnecessary proliferation of multiple international days, many of which have a similar intent,” he said of the International Day of Hope proposal, noting 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 added.

The Trump administration has made the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI programs, a core pillar, saying it illegally promotes discrimination.

Washington was also the sole vote against a resolution titled “Education for Democracy,” which reaffirms “the right of everyone to education” and recognizes “the importance of equal opportunities for young people, including women.”

The text recognizes “that education for democracy nurtures responsible and active learners, capable of contributing effectively to peace and prosperity in their societies and beyond,” and notes the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on global education.

It calls on governments to invest more in quality education, to bridge the digital divide and “to advance the prospects of future generations and foster the building of peaceful, just, democratic and sustainable societies.”

On Feb. 24, Washington stunned the international community when it voted against a Ukrainian and European Union-drafted General Assembly resolution supporting a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine and submitted its own text that did not name Russia as the aggressor in the war.

The assembly voted to amend the U.S. text to include language on Russia’s “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine and supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

When the amended American text was put to a vote, Washington abstained. It was adopted with 93 states in favor, eight against and 73 abstentions.

General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding, but they do carry the moral weight of the international community.