Argentina has formally joined the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family, becoming the first country to join the coalition since the United States assumed leadership of its Secretariat.

Director Bethany Kozma traveled to Buenos Aires on Aug. 10 for a ceremony marking Argentina’s signing of the declaration. She also met with Pablo Quirno, Argentina’s minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, to discuss cooperation on women’s health and family policy.

The Geneva Consensus Declaration brings nations together around four objectives: advancing women’s health, protecting life at all stages, strengthening the family as the foundational unit of society, and affirming the sovereign right of nations to establish their own laws and policies.

“Argentina is a valued friend and strategic partner of the United States, and we share important commitments to national sovereignty, protecting life, advancing women’s health, and strengthening the family, the fundamental unit of society,” Kozma said.

The United States assumed the declaration’s Secretariat in June 2026, succeeding Hungary. The Secretariat is now housed within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Global Affairs as part of a joint effort with the Department of State.

The declaration was established in 2020 by the United States, Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia and Uganda. The United States rejoined the declaration in January 2025 and is now leading efforts to expand its membership.

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