Secretary Kennedy's Statement on the UN Political Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases, Dec. 17, 2025
December 17, 2025 · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · 0:04:09
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What happened
HHS published Secretary Kennedy’s statement on the United Nations Political Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases on December 17, 2025. In the statement carried in HHS’s description, Kennedy says: “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 with every nation committed to a healthier future.”
Why it matters
The statement sets the U.S. position on a major UN health declaration and frames Kennedy’s chronic-disease agenda as the basis for continued international engagement on U.S. terms.
Sources: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ‘Secretary Kennedy’s Statement United Nations Political Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases,’ December 17, 2025 (HHS upload, embedded above).
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