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HIGHLIGHTS
- Donald Trump asked the WHO to commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days
- If WHO does not take steps in 30 days, the US will reconsider its membership in the body: Trump
- Donald Trump had temporarily suspended US contributions to the WHO last month
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| US President Donald Trump threatens to permanently halt WHO funding |
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US : US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the body.
Donald Trump suspended US contributions to the WHO last month, accusing it of promoting China's "disinformation" about the novel coronavirus outbreak, although WHO officials denied the accusation and China said it was transparent and open.
"If the WHO does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the WHO permanent and reconsider our membership," Donald Trump told its chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a letter posted on Twitter.
US President Donald Trump threatens to permanently halt WHO funding
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| US President Donald Trump threatens to permanently halt WHO funding |
This is the letter sent to Dr. Tedros of the World Health Organization. It is self-explanatory! pic.twitter.com/pF2kzPUpDv
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2020
Earlier, Donald Trump said the WHO had "done a very sad job" in its handling of the virus and he would make a decision soon on US funding.
In his letter, Donald Trump said the only way forward for the body was if it could demonstrate independence from China, adding that his administration had already started reform discussions with Tedros.
On Monday, the WHO said an independent review of the global virus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China, in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic.
Reuters
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