Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.) vowed Friday that the U.S. will ratify the United Nation's Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women if she is elected president in 2020.

"We will," Gillibrand told reporters in New Hampshire when asked if she would ratify the convention, according to CBS News.

"It's really important to project our values and make sure the world knows we believe in women's equality," she added.

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While the U.S. has signed the treaty, which has been characterized as a global bill of rights for women, it has not formally ratified it.

The Holy See, Iran Somalia, Sudan, and Tonga have yet to sign the treaty. The U.S. joins Palau is signing but not ratifying the convention.

Gillibrand has made women's rights, including reproductive issues a priority in her campaign, as well as during her time in the Senate.

Her comments come as President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE and his administration have expressed skepticism about the U.N., and have worked to undercut U.S. involvement in a series of the organization's programs.

Since taking his post as president, Trump has withdrawn from or cut U.S. funding for some U.N. programs, including the U.N. Human Rights Council and an aid program for Palestinian refugees.