US Formally Breaks Ties with WHO, Biden Kicks

July 8, 2020July 29, 2020

The United States (US) under the leadership of President Donald Trump, formally breaks ties with the World Health Organization (WHO).

US Formally breaks ties with WHO — President Donald Trump

The US notice of withdrawal, effective from July 6, 2021, was formally submitted to the United Nations secretary-general, the depository for the WHO, on Monday.

Bob Mendez, a Democratic senator for New Jersey, revealed Congress had been notified of the decision on Tuesday as he criticised the move, pointing out that the country was still “in the midst of a pandemic.”

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“Congress received notification that POTUS (President of the United States) officially withdrew the US from the @WHO in the midst of a pandemic,” Senator Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, wrote on Twitter.

The withdrawal follows through on a threat by Trump in May 2020, after he accused the WHO of being under the control of China. This is coming as death tolls from coronavirus surpasses 130,000 in the US.

However, the US Democratic challenger, Joe Biden says he will reverse President Donald Trump’s move to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) if he wins November’s election.

In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Mr Biden said the US was better off working within the international community on global health issues.

“Americans are safer when America is engaged in strengthening global health,” he said.

“On my first day as President, I will rejoin the @WHO and restore our leadership on the world stage.”

Other countries, including Germany and the UK, have said they have no intention of withdrawing funding from the WHO, which is coordinating a global initiative to develop a vaccine against Covid-19.

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