WHO proposing to cut jobs and slash budget by a fifth, memo shows

WHO proposing to cut jobs and slash budget by a fifth, memo shows - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

GENEVA — The World Health Organization is proposing to reduce staff numbers and the scale of its work as it slashes its budget by just over one fifth due to the impact of U.S. funding cuts, according to an internal memo seen

WHO must cut budget by 20% after US withdrawal

The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed cutting its budget by a fifth. This comes after its largest contributor, the US, decided to withdraw.

The United States was by far the largest contributor to the World Health Organization's budget, until Donald Trump's decision.

WHO must cut budget by fifth after US pullout: E

WHO said it must now reduce its reach and workforce.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday, March 29, that it would cut its budget by one fifth after the United States, its main contributor, had withdrawn early in the year. Donald Trump had accused the United Nations agency, which now plans to reduce its staff and missions, of mishandling the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as of the announced savings measures: the decline in global development aid.

The World Health Organization (WHO), which is cutting its budget by just over a fifth, is proposing to reduce its staff and workload, an internal memo shows. The changes follow the US withdrawal from the organization and the end of American funding.