Geneva Consensus Declaration

The Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family is joint statement established to support women’s rights and optimal health while promoting national sovereignty. It was initially cosponsored by Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Uganda, and the United States.[1] Brazil and the U.S. eventually withdrew from the document and Guatemala was added as the newest cosponsor.[2] [3] [4] [5] The declaration aims (a) to secure meaningful health and development gains for women; (b) protect life at all stages; (c) declare the sovereign right of every nation to make its own laws protecting life, absent external pressure; and (d) defend the family as foundational to any healthy society.[6] Persons from 34 countries signed the document on October 22, 2020. Burundi and Chad are among the most recent signatories since the Declaration’s conception.[7] The declaration forms an international coalition between the signing nations and affirms their support for the pro-family, pro-health, and pro-woman stances.

  1. ^ "Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family" (PDF). United Nations General Assembly. December 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family" (PDF). 2020.
  3. ^ "Brazil's withdrawal from the Geneva Consensus - Joint Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Women, and the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship". January 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Guatemala Joins the Geneva Consensus. 35 Countries Have Already Signed It". October 14, 2021.
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  6. ^ Craft, Kelly (December 2, 2020). "Letter dated 2 December 2020 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General" (PDF). United Nations General Assembly.
  7. ^ Correnti, Lisa (September 12, 2024). "Burundi and Chad Join the Geneva Consensus Declaration". Center for Family and Human Rights.