Overview

• Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.N. delegates in New York that the United States will not endorse the nonbinding declaration on chronic disease and mental health.
• Kennedy said the document exceeds the U.N.’s proper role and includes language the administration deems objectionable, including references to gender and abortion rights.
• He criticized repeated mentions of the World Health Organization, saying the WHO lacks credibility without what he called radical reform.
• The declaration outlines 2030 goals that include 150 million fewer tobacco users, broader hypertension control, and expanded access to mental health care.
• Kennedy said the U.S. will keep working with other nations on chronic disease while pressing a campaign against ultraprocessed foods under the Make America Healthy Again initiative.