Washington suspended funding to the WHO in mid-April,
accusing it of being too close to Beijing and covering up and
mismanaging the coronavirus pandemic
Washington: President Donald Trump threatened to permanently
freeze US funding to the World Health Organization unless
“substantive improvements” were made within the next 30 days.
Washington suspended payments to the WHO in mid-April, accusing it
of being too close to Beijing and covering up and mismanaging the
coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, Trump tweeted images of a letter he sent to WHO
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, saying the letter was
“self-explanatory.”
In the letter, Trump lists what he says are examples of the
WHO’s shortcomings in managing the pandemic, including ignoring
early reports of the emergence of the virus, and being too close to
China.
“It is clear the repeated missteps by you and your organization
in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the
world. The only way forward for the World Health Organization is if
it can actually demonstrate independence from China,” Trump said in
the letter.
“If the World Health Organization does not commit to major
substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my
temporary freeze of United States funding to the World Health
Organization permanent and reconsider our membership in the
organization,” he said.
Earlier Monday, the WHO said it would launch an independent
review of the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
During a virtual assembly, Tedros acknowledged there had been
shortcomings and told the assembly he welcomed calls for a
review.
Washington suspended funding to the WHO in mid-April,
accusing it of being too close to Beijing and covering up and
mismanaging the coronavirus pandemic
Washington: President Donald Trump threatened to permanently
freeze US funding to the World Health Organization unless
“substantive improvements” were made within the next 30 days.
Washington suspended payments to the WHO in mid-April, accusing it
of being too close to Beijing and covering up and mismanaging the
coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, Trump tweeted images of a letter he sent to WHO
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, saying the letter was
“self-explanatory.”
In the letter, Trump lists what he says are examples of the
WHO’s shortcomings in managing the pandemic, including ignoring
early reports of the emergence of the virus, and being too close to
China.
“It is clear the repeated missteps by you and your organization
in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the
world. The only way forward for the World Health Organization is if
it can actually demonstrate independence from China,” Trump said in
the letter.
“If the World Health Organization does not commit to major
substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my
temporary freeze of United States funding to the World Health
Organization permanent and reconsider our membership in the
organization,” he said.
Earlier Monday, the WHO said it would launch an independent
review of the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
During a virtual assembly, Tedros acknowledged there had been
shortcomings and told the assembly he welcomed calls for a
review.