President Donald Trump says he has directed a halt to US payments to the World Health Organisation pending a review of its warnings about coronavirus and China.
President Trump says the outbreak could have been contained at its source and spared lives had the UN health agency done a better job investigating reports coming out of China.
President @realDonaldTrump is halting funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess WHO's role in mismanaging the Coronavirus outbreak. pic.twitter.com/jTrEf4WWj0
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 14, 2020
The president says the world depends on the World Health Organisation to work with countries to make sure accurate information about health threats are shared in a timely manner.
President Trump claims the organisation failed to carry out its “basic duty” and must be held accountable.
But the president says the US will continue to engage with the organisation in pursuit of what he calls meaningful reforms.
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