A UN press release said that the declaration calls for "stronger international collaboration and coordination at the highest political levels to better prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics."
A report from the Washington Stand pointed out language in the declaration calling for pro-abortion social policies. Paragraph 52 of the 78-paragraph document calls for UN members to,
“Ensure, by 2030, universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes, which is fundamental to the achievement of universal health coverage, while reaffirming the commitments to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences…”
Chris Gacek, senior fellow for the Regulator Affairs at Family Research Council, told the Washington Stand that the resolution was put forth without a formal vote. “There was no vote,” he explained. “People are under the impression that it passed. That usually means that there was a roll call vote of the General Assembly, but there was no consensus on this.”
The declaration's stated goal for member nations to enact specific policies by 2030 means that an official treaty would need to follow. The next step for such a treaty could take place in Geneva next May.
