The UN body has received a formal request from Washington to withdraw next year as Trump has ordered the WHO’s funding.
The United States is ready to formally withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2026 when the UN body received a formal letter from US President Donald Trump this week.
UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Thursday that Trump’s first day in his office – the first day in his office – promised to oust the United States from the WHO and eliminate the organization’s future funding. Later, the evacuation has been brought into motion.
“I can confirm that we have now received an American letter regarding the withdrawal of the WHO. Its date is January 22, 2025. It will be implemented tomorrow, January 22, 2026, tomorrow.” The truth said.
Trump also ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Director of the Office of the Office of the US Government to “stop the transfer of funds, support or resources to any US government in the future”.
Washington has withdrawn all US government officials working with the WHO and ordered them to stop participating in the WHO -led global negotiations to tackle pandemic diseases.
With the departure of the United States, the WHO will lose its most important financial support.
The United States poses about 18 % of the organization’s funding, which was about $ 261 million between 2024 and 2025. According to experts, the loss of its top donor of the WHO will affect the World Health Organization’s ability to deal with major crises from tuberculosis to HIV/AIDS and global pandemic diseases.
Trump had accused the WHO of incorrectly handled the Covid-19 pandemic during his first tenure and sent a request to withdraw from the organization in July 2020.
The withdrawal attempt was thwarted when Trump lost to Biden in the 2020 presidential election, who immediately withdrew the order as soon as he came to the office.
Many health experts have accused Trump and his administration of failing the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic disease, which killed millions of Americans.
The WHO issued a statement on Tuesday that it expressed regret over the US -declared departure and pointed out that his work “plays a vital role in protecting the health and safety of people of the world, including Americans. “
The WHO said, “We hope that the United States will revise it and we are constructive to maintain a partnership between the United States and the WHO for the health and well -being of millions of people around the world. Looking forward to joining the chat. “
According to Professor Jean Galbrath of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, the United States joined the WHO in 1948 through joint resolutions of both Congress Houses, which questioned whether Trump was approved by Congress. US memberships can be pulled without unilaterally.
Legal experts say Trump’s Republican party controls both the US Senate and the House of Representatives, but the withdrawal can still be challenged in court. “Trump made a unilateral decision on separation from the WHO. But we joined the WHO in 1948 through a Congress Act. Lawrence Gouston, director of the Oil Institute for National and World Health Law at Georgetown University, wrote on social media, and Trump needs Congress approval to withdraw.
“Their decision is so devastating that it can be made without Congress and the courts. As the director of the WHO Center, I am considering a case,” Guston said.
Trump made a unilateral decision on separation from the WHO. But we joined the WHO in 1948 through a Congress Act. Trump needs Congress approval to withdraw. His decision is so disastrous that it can be made without Congress and the courts. As the director of the WHO Center, I am considering a case.
– Lawrence Gustin (@ Lawrence Gustin) 21 January 2025
