An important role in the health of the world, including Americans...World Health Organization asks to reconsider Trump's decision to leave
Jan 22, 2025
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The United States is the largest donor country responsible for $1.3 billion (about 1.8608 trillion won) out of $6.7 billion (about 9.589 trillion won) in the WHO budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023.
Concerned that President Trump's decision to withdraw from the WHO could worsen the global health situation, the WHO emphasized that it expects the U.S. government to participate in constructive dialogue to maintain cooperative relationships for the health and well-being of millions of people around the world.
In its commentary, the WHO said: "The United States, as a founding member of the WHO in 1948, has been involved in shaping and leading WHO's activities with 193 other member states, and has been active in the World Health Congress and the Executive Council"For more than 70 years, the WHO and the United States have saved countless lives and protected against health threats to Americans and the world. Together, smallpox has been eradicated, and polio is on the verge of eradicating it. U.S. agencies have contributed and benefited as members of the WHO," he stressed. "With the participation of the United States and other member states, the WHO has implemented the biggest reforms in history over the past seven years, and these efforts continue today."
The European Commission also expressed regret over President Trump's decision to withdraw from the WHO, saying that the response to the pandemic could weaken in the future. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach also said he would try to persuade the U.S. to reconsider the withdrawal from the WHO, saying it was contrary to the international response to the global health crisis.
Earlier, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the Paris Climate Agreement and the withdrawal of the WHO. In July 2020, at the end of his first term in office, the WHO withdrew from the WHO, saying it had defended China over the COVID-19 pandemic, but his successor, former President Joe Biden, withdrew it as soon as he took office in January 2021
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
