United Nations:
The United States will leave the World Health Organization on January 22, 2026, the United Nations on Thursday said after President Donald Trump formally informed about the decision, who accused the agency of dealing with epidemic and other international health crises have put.
Trump announced the move on Monday, a few hours after taking oath for the second four -year term. The WHO said on Tuesday that it was sorry for his top donor country’s move.
Trump will have to give a year notice of the return of America from the body in Geneva and to pay the arrears of Washington under the US Congress’s 1948 joint proposal.
The United States is the largest financial supporter of WHO so far, which contributes about 18% to its total funding. WHO’s latest two-year-old budget, for 2024-2025, was $ 6.8 billion. It was not immediately clear how much outstanding the US is.
United Nations Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said, “I can confirm that we have now received an American letter on withdrawing from WHO. It has been written on 22 January 2025. It will be effective on 22 January 2026, a year after tomorrow, tomorrow, it will be effective on 22 January 2026 from tomorrow. . “
According to many experts inside and outside the WHO, the departure of America will put the program at risk in the entire organization, especially tuberculosis, the world’s biggest infectious disease, as well as HIV/AIDS and other health emergency experts .
The withdrawal order signed by Trump states that the administration will stop negotiating on the WHO epidemic treaty as long as the return continues. According to the order, American government personnel working with WHO will be recalled and appointed again, and the government will look for partners to handle the required activities of WHO.
Trump’s withdrawal from WHO was not unexpected. He took a step to leave the body in 2020 during his first term as President. The last time before the completion of America’s return, Joe Biden won the presidential election and banned it on its first day in the office on January 20, 2021.
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