Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s comments come after the United States again caused ripples by withholding full support for a resolution on the pandemic
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus answers questions at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 7, 2018.The head of the World Health Organization vowed on Tuesday to continue to lead the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding and to quit the body.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider the membership of the United States in the body.Hours after Trump tweeted his threat to quit the WHO, the United States allowed the resolution to be adopted without a vote. The resolution calls for a review into the WHO-led global response, something the United States has demanded.
The reproductive health care language could be interpreted as requiring countries to permit abortion: “The United States believes in legal protections for the unborn,” it said.Even as Trump has proposed quitting the WHO, the body has received backing and a two-year pledge of $2-billion in funds from China’s President Xi Jinping.
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