Geneva Consensus Declaration

{{short description|Anti-abortion declaration}}

{{short description|Anti-abortion declaration}}

The '''Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family''' is an [[Anti-abortion movements|anti-abortion]] international document created in 2020 and signed at that time by about 30 governments.<ref name="Guardian2020" /> The declaration "defends the unborn and reiterates the vital importance of the family."<ref name="Berger2020" /> There are 40 signatories {{asof|2025|lc=y}}.<ref>https://www.theiwh.org/the-gcd/</ref>

The '''Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family''' is an [[Anti-abortion movements|anti-abortion]] international document created in 2020 and signed at that time by about 30 governments.<ref name="Guardian2020" /> The declaration "defends the unborn and reiterates the vital importance of the family."<ref name="Berger2020">{{Cite news |author=Berger |first=M |date=22 October 2020 |title=U.S. signs international declaration challenging right to abortion and upholding 'role of the family' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/10/22/trump-geneva-consensus-abortion-family/ |access-date=26 January 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> There are 40 signatories {{asof|2025|lc=y}}.<ref>https://www.theiwh.org/the-gcd/</ref>

It was initially cosponsored in 2020 by Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Uganda, and the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family |url=https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n20/344/30/pdf/n2034430.pdf |website=[[United Nations General Assembly]]}}</ref> Brazil eventually withdrew from the document and Guatemala was added as a cosponsor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family |url=https://www.theiwh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GCD-Updated-2024_7122024.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2023 |title=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 |url=https://www.gov.br/mre/en/contact-us/press-area/press-releases/brazils-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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2021 |title=Guatemala Joins the Geneva Consensus. 35 Countries Have Already Signed It |url=https://politicalnetworkforvalues.org/en/2021/10/guatemala-joins-the-geneva-consensus-35-countries-have-already-signed-it/}}</ref><ref name="bideneo" /> Representatives from 34 countries signed the document on October 22, 2020. Burundi and Chad are among the most recent signatories.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Correnti |first=Lisa |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Burundi and Chad Join the Geneva Consensus Declaration |url=https://c-fam.org/friday_fax/burundi-and-chad-join-the-geneva-consensus-declaration/ |work=[[Center for Family and Human Rights]]}}</ref> In 2021, [[Russia]] joined the Geneva Consensus.<ref> https://politicalnetworkforvalues.org/en/2021/11/russia-joins-the-geneva-consensus/</ref>

It was initially cosponsored in 2020 by Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Uganda, and the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family |url=https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n20/344/30/pdf/n2034430.pdf |website=[[United Nations General Assembly]]}}</ref> Brazil eventually withdrew from the document and Guatemala was added as a cosponsor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family |url=https://www.theiwh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GCD-Updated-2024_7122024.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2023 |title=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 |url=https://www.gov.br/mre/en/contact-us/press-area/press-releases/brazils-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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2021 |title=Guatemala Joins the Geneva Consensus. 35 Countries Have Already Signed It |url=https://politicalnetworkforvalues.org/en/2021/10/guatemala-joins-the-geneva-consensus-35-countries-have-already-signed-it/}}</ref><ref name="bideneo" /> Representatives from 34 countries signed the document on October 22, 2020. Burundi and Chad are among the most recent signatories.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Correnti |first=Lisa |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Burundi and Chad Join the Geneva Consensus Declaration |url=https://c-fam.org/friday_fax/burundi-and-chad-join-the-geneva-consensus-declaration/ |work=[[Center for Family and Human Rights]]}}</ref> In 2021, [[Russia]] joined the Geneva Consensus.<ref> https://politicalnetworkforvalues.org/en/2021/11/russia-joins-the-geneva-consensus/</ref>