The United Nations General Assembly adopted a political declaration on noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, and mental health on Monday in New York, with 175 countries voting in favor despite strong objections from the U.S. government.
The vote took place nearly three months after it failed to reach a consensus approval at the fourth high-level meeting on NCDs in September. The U.S. criticized the draft, arguing it “pushes destructive gender ideology” and promotes abortion rights — though the document does not include any language on the latter.
The U.S. repeated the same arguments during the meeting on Monday, and questioned why a resolution to adopt the declaration was put forward by the 80th U.N. General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock before member states.