New Delhi, April 8 -- The United States, under the second Trump administration, recently stated that it "rejects and denounces" the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)-the core global framework adopted unanimously in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to address environmental and social challenges worldwide. The 17 SDGs aim to protect the planet and enhance the quality of life by eliminating poverty and hunger, improving education, and safeguarding the environment.

This announcement, delivered by the U.S. Mission to the UN's Counselor for Economic and Social Affairs (ECOSOC), came ahead of a vote on "creating an International Day of Peaceful Coexistence," which reaffirmed the 2030 Agenda. It ma...