US EditionWHO chief says reasons U.S. gave for withdrawing 'untrue'
WHO Director-General Tedros calls U.S. withdrawal reasons "untrue" amid $260 million in unpaid dues and warns the move makes both the U.S. and world less safe.
- On January 22, the United States completed its one‑year withdrawal from the World Health Organization, with Marco Rubio and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing the formal exit in a joint statement.
- Marco Rubio and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the withdrawal reflected alleged WHO failures, accusing the agency of "failures during the Covid-19 pandemic" and saying it "trashed and tarnished" the United States.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.S. rationale was inaccurate, stating `Unfortunately, the reasons cited for the US decision to withdraw from WHO are untrue.`
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned the move reduces safety for the U.S. and the world, and WHO said the notification raises issues to be examined by the WHO Executive Board next month and World Health Assembly in May.
- Financial and procedural questions persist, with Washington behind $330.90 m in dues; WHO has not confirmed the U.S. withdrawal's effect and hopes it will return, Tedros said Saturday.
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The US has officially announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Washington accuses the UN agency of numerous failures. Now WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus has responded, calling the accusations "false information."
According to WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the reasons put forward by the United States to justify their departure from the UN agency are "false". Washington accuses the WHO of questioning its independence during the Covid crisis.
WHO says US withdrawal makes “the world less safe”
“As a founding member of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United States of America has contributed significantly to many of WHO’s greatest achievements." The post WHO says US withdrawal makes “the world less safe” appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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