(LifeSiteNews) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the United Nations that the United States won’t support World Health Organization (WHO) policies that promote abortion and radical gender ideology.
Kennedy delivered a powerful message about the global chronic disease crisis, defended U.S. national sovereignty, and exposed the U.N.’s guileful attempt to manufacture consensus.
Speaking at a U.N. meeting on preventing and combating chronic illnesses, Kennedy said that the U.S. would reject a proposed U.N. declaration because it has overstepped its role.
RFK Jr. just walked into the UN and SHREDDED its “oppressive” declaration on non-communicable disease.
“The WHO cannot claim credibility or leadership until it undergoes radical reform.”
“The declaration is filled with controversy.”
Kennedy slammed “provisions about everything… pic.twitter.com/Dmbsj9GmLJ
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) September 25, 2025
“I call on the international community to come together to combat this scourge. We cannot defeat the epidemic alone, but the U.N. approach is misdirected. It attempts both too little and too much,” said Kennedy.
The declaration “exceeds the UN’s proper role while ignoring the most pressing health issues,” said Kennedy. “That’s why the U.S. will reject it.”
“We cannot accept language that pushes destructive gender ideology,” explained the Trump administration’s top health official. “Neither can we accept claims of a constitutional or international right to abortion.”
“The WHO cannot claim credibility or leadership until it undergoes radical reform,” said RFK Jr., who described the U.N. declaration as “political” in nature.
“The declaration is filled with controversy, with provisions about everything from taxes to oppressive management by international bodies of communicable diseases,” said RFK Jr. “The US will walk away from the declaration, but we will never walk away from the world or our commitment to end chronic disease.”
“Member States decided earlier this year that this meeting should approve a declaration in advance by consensus to ensure this gathering would not be marred by controversy. But the declaration is filled with controversy,” he said. “The draft declaration for us today should not have been included in today’s agenda.”
“This extraordinary statement — essentially declaring the entire UN process illegitimate — represents a watershed moment in international relations. A U.S. Cabinet Secretary stood before the world body and rejected not just specific provisions but the fundamental premise that the UN has authority to impose health mandates on sovereign nations,” observed Douglas Sayer Ji in his Substack.
“The implications extend far beyond health policy. Kennedy’s stand signals that America will no longer subordinate its Constitution, its democratic processes, or its citizens’ rights to unelected international bodies—regardless of the humanitarian language used to justify such subordination.”
In a separate video message released on social media, Kennedy was even more pointed in his remarks.
“A sound global policy must respect families, and cultures, and communities. It must be practical, cost effective, and locally driven,” explained Kennedy.
“More specifically, we cannot accept language that pushes radical gender ideology. We believe in the biological reality of sex. Women deserve dignity, safety, and women-only spaces,” he argued.
“We cannot accept claims of a constitutional or international right to abortion. As President Trump has said, ‘global bureaucrats have absolutely no business attacking the sovereignty of nations that wish to protect innocent life,’” said Kennedy.
“We also can’t cede authority to the World Health Organization,” declared Kennedy. “The WHO’s failure during COVID cost the world valuable time and countless lives. Until the WHO undergoes meaningful reform, it cannot claim credibility or leadership.
The United States objects to the United Nations Political Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases.
We will walk away from the Declaration, but we will never walk away from the world—or our commitment to end chronic disease.
We stand ready to lead, to partner, and to innovate… pic.twitter.com/ZVu0bdO8pi
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 25, 2025
