U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States is rejoining the Geneva Consensus Declaration, an international agreement criticized for allegedly restricting abortion access for women and girls globally.

The United States is rejoining the Geneva Consensus Declaration. The decision was announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. According to critics, the coalition of dozens of signatories aims to restrict access to abortion for millions of women worldwide.

A World Health Organization staff member hopes to raise enough money through fundraising on social media to soften the impact of President Donald Trump pulling the United States out of the organisation,

Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, also applauded a memorandum issued by the White House on Friday to reinstate the Mexico City policy.

The United States is rejoining the Geneva Consensus Declaration. The decision was announced by Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Critics believe that the coalition of dozens of signatories aims to restrict access to abortion for millions of women worldwide.

As one of the world’s largest funders of global health, America’s step back may curtail efforts to provide lifesaving health care and combat deadly outbreaks, especially in lower-income countries without the means to do so alone.

Democrats and abortion rights advocates contend the rule disrupts other forms of health care access and blocks nongovernmental organizations abroad from receiving U.S. funds, even if they use their own money on abortion care.

The United Nations (UN) stressed Friday that seeking asylum is a "universally recognised" human right, following decisions by President Donald Trump to suspend all refugee admissions and halt the United States (US) asylum programme.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday the United States was rejoining an international accord that critics say aims to limit abortion access for millions of women and girls around the world.

The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

The State Department said one of the pact's objectives was to “protect life at all stages”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Geneva declaration was a first Trump-term initiative sponsored by six countries — the United States, Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia and Uganda — that sought to curb global access and support for abortions by stating that there is no international right to abortion and thus countries don’t have any obligation to finance it or facilitate it.