Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE on Wednesday called reported U.S. alterations to a United Nations resolution on sexual violence in wartime “despicable.”

“The Trump administration is not only ceding America’s role as a leader on the human rights of women, it’s actively working against those rights,” the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee tweeted Wednesday afternoon. “We all have to work together to right this wrong and undo this damage.”

This is despicable. The Trump administration is not only ceding America’s role as a leader on the human rights of women, it’s actively working against those rights. We all have to work together to right this wrong and undo this damage. https://t.co/L5IWLLy2eB — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 24, 2019

Clinton's comments come in response to a resolution that was passed after the U.S. reportedly threatened to veto a since-removed provision related to women's reproductive health.

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The U.N. passed the resolution, introduced by Germany, with 13 countries voting “yes” and Russia and China abstaining. According to multiple reports, the U.S. delegation threatened to veto an earlier draft of the resolution over language referencing reproductive and sexual health, which the Trump administration has recently opposed at the U.N., saying it implies an endorsement of abortion rights.

U.S. diplomats also reportedly struck a line saying the U.N. “further encourages support to and training of journalists on sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations and gender inequality” to secure U.S. support for the resolution, according to CNN.

"The United States is resolute in recognizing that conflict-related sexual violence is a matter of international peace and security," the Trump administration's acting permanent U.N. representative, Jonathan Cohen, said in prepared remarks Tuesday.