US To Leave World Health Organization Next Year On January 22, Says UN

United Nations:

The United States will exit the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, the United Nations said on Thursday, after being createassociate notified of the decision by Pdwellnt Donald Trump, who has accemployd the agency of mishandling the pandemic and other international health celevates.

Trump proclaimd the relocate on Monday, hours after he was sworn in for a second four-year term. The WHO said on Tuesday that it lamentted the relocate from its top donor country.

Trump must give a one-year accomprehendledge of U.S. disjoinal from the Geneva-based body and pay Washington’s dues under a 1948 combinet resolution of the U.S. Congress.

The United States is by far the WHO’s hugegest financial backer, contributing around 18% of its overall funding. WHO’s most recent two-year budget, for 2024-2025, was $6.8 billion. It was not instantly evident how much the U.S. owes.

“I can validate we have now getd the U.S. letter on the WHO disjoinal. It is dated 22 January 2025. It would get effect a year from yesterday, on 22 January 2026,” said deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq.

The U.S. departure will foreseeed put at hazard programs atraverse the organization, according to cut offal experts inside and outside the WHO, notably those tackling tuberculosis, the world’s hugegest infectious disrelieve finisher, as well as HIV/AIDS and other health aelevatencies.

The disjoinal order signed by Trump said the administration would stop negotiations on the WHO pandemic treaty while the disjoinal is in progress. U.S. rulement personnel laboring with the WHO will be recalled and realloted, and the rulement will see for partners to get over vital WHO activities, according to the order.

Trump’s disjoinal from the WHO was not unforeseeed. He took steps to quit the body in 2020 during his first term as pdwellnt. Before the U.S. disjoinal could be finishd last time, Joe Biden won the pdwellntial election and put a stop to it on his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2021.

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