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Thomson Reuters Foundation US President Donald Trump came under fire on Wednesdayfor instructing his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization after criticising its handling of the COVID-19 disease pandemic. The decision was panned globally including by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who said it was not the time to cut resources to the WHO “or […]
WHO regrets Trump funding halt as global coronavirus cases top two million
Geneva, Switzerland/Washington DC, USReuters The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday he regrets US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull funding for the agency, but that now is the time for the world to unite in its fight against the new coronavirus. Trump’s move prompted condemnation from world leaders as global coronavirus […]
WHO chief says confident US funding will continue in COVID fight
Geneva/Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters The head of the World Health Organization voiced confidence on Monday that the United States would continue funding his UN agency, despite President Donald Trump’s criticism of WHO’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last week that the Trump administration was re-evaluating US funding to the body, […]
Palestinian refugees fear for the future after US pulls funding
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation Like children across the northern hemisphere, young Palestinian refugees went back to school this week after their summer break. How long they will be able to stay is an open question. The United Nations agency that funds schools for Palestinian refugee communities has said it may run out of money to […]