President accuses global health agency of mishandling Covid-19 pandemic and other international health crises
Donald Trump said the United States will exit the World Health Organization, saying the global health agency had mishandled the Covid-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
The move means the US will leave the United Nations health agency in 12 months’ time and stop all financial contributions to its work. The United States is by far the WHO’s biggest financial backer, contributing around 18% of its overall funding. WHO’s most recent two-year budget, for 2024-2025, was $6.8bn.
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