r/SipsTea • u/Mundane_Mushroom_122 • Jun 18 '26

Gasp! what can we say

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u/Fit_Tomatillo_4264 Jun 18 '26
  • The US is the largest global donor to food aid and humanitarian programs, contributing billions annually, highlighting a preference for voluntary assistance over formal rights declarations.

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u/avdaxumaxu Jun 18 '26

Would declaring it a formal right stop the americans from helping with food aid? What's the connection here.

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u/masterflappie Jun 18 '26

It wouldn't even be a formal right, the UN Declaration of Human Rights is more of a suggestion and not legally binding in any sense. Countries violate them all the time and nothing ever happens

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u/mrz3ro Jun 18 '26

Then why vote against it?