The US Severs Ties With WHO
On 29/5, US President
Donald Trump announced that the country would "cut ties" and stop
providing budget for World Health Organization (WHO).
Speaking at a White House
press conference, President Trump criticized WHO was "hiding
information" and "mismanagement" in coping with COVID-19.
Mr. Trump also said that
WHO did not complete the "basic tasks" and "did not make
necessary reforms". According to the US leader, WHO is responsible
for the damage caused by COVID-19.
Mr. Trump added that the US
will divert the funds previously allocated to WHO "to other countries
around the world, worthy of the urgent medical needs of the people".
Earlier, President Trump
has repeatedly threatened to cut the budget for WHO due to his dissatisfaction
with the way the organization deals with COVID-19.
The United States is the
largest WHO donor, providing at least $ 400 million to the organization in
2019.
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