退出世界卫生组织会怎么样 美国宣布退出世界卫生组织

美国宣布退出世界卫生组织  

President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The president had made his intentions clear in late May. Despite calls from the EU and others
he said he would pull out of the UN agency and redirect funds elsewhere.
He has now notified the UN and Congress of his intentions
although the process could take at least a year.
他已通知联合国和美国国会，美国正式退出世卫组织，不过这个过程可能需要至少一年的时间。
Stephane Dujarric
spokesman for the UN secretary-general
confirmed the US had notified it of its withdrawal
effective as of 6 July 2021.
Senator Robert Menendez
the leading Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee
also wrote on Twitter: "Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the US from the WHO in the midst of a pandemic.
"It leaves Americans sick and America alone."
A senior US administration official told CBS News that Washington had detailed the reforms that it wanted the WHO to make and engaged with it directly
but that the WHO had refused to act.
"Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms
we will be today terminating our relationship
" the official was quoted as saying.
Joe Biden
who will challenge Donald Trump in the November presidential election
eeted: "On my first day as President
I will rejoin the WHO and restore our leadership on the world stage."
The US is the global health agency's largest single contributor
providing more than $400m in 2019
around 15% of its total budget.
Under a Congress resolution in 1948
the US can withdraw but must give a year's notice and should pay outstanding fees
although it is unclear where Mr Trump stands on that. Mr Dujarric stressed that those conditions should be met.
The withdrawal will call into question the WHO's financial viability and the future of its many programs promoting healthcare and tackling disease.
He first announced in April that he was going to halt US funding for the WHO unless it undertook "substantive improvements" within 30 days.
Then in late May he said: "We will be terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and directing those funds" to other global public health charities.
Other countries
including Germany and the UK
have said they have no intention of withdrawing funding from the WHO
which is co-ordinating a global initiative to develop a vaccine against Covid-19
Founded in 1948 and based in Geneva
Switzerland
it is the UN agency responsible for global public health
Has 194 member states
and aims to "promote health
keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable"
Involved in vaccination campaigns
health emergencies and supporting countries in primary care
Funded by a bination of members' fees based on wealth and population and voluntary contributions