The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it regrets the United States’ formal decision to withdraw from the UN health body and has expressed hope that Washington will eventually resume active engagement with the agency.
The U.S. departure, which took effect on Thursday, follows more than a year of warnings from global health experts and international partners that such a move could undermine public health efforts both within the United States and worldwide.
The WHO has repeatedly argued that global cooperation is essential to tackling cross-border health threats, including pandemics, disease outbreaks and health emergencies.
President Donald Trump’s administration has long criticised the organisation, particularly over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump accused the WHO of failing to operate independently, alleging that it had been influenced by the political interests of certain member states.
He also argued that the United States was subject to what he described as unfairly burdensome financial contributions, claiming that American payments were disproportionate compared with those of other, more populous countries, including China.
In response, the WHO defended its actions during what it described as an unprecedented global health crisis. The organisation said it stood by its pandemic response, emphasising that the monitoring systems, emergency frameworks and coordination mechanisms it developed before, during and after the acute phase of COVID-19 continue to operate around the clock.
According to the WHO, these efforts have played a key role in protecting all countries, including the United States, and remain vital to global health security.
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Almost 4,000 flights were cancelled across the United States on Saturday as a monster winter storm threatened to paralyse the eastern states with heavy snowfall, sleet and freezing rain, while utilities from Texas to the Midwest faced power outages.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will not attend the National Football League’s Super Bowl on 8 February, citing the distance to the venue as the main reason.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces had taken control of the village of Starytsya in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Saturday, near the border town of Vovchansk. Kyiv’s military did not confirm the claim, while Russian forces also reported strikes on drone and energy sites.
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