The United States will leave the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, the United Nations said on Thursday, after being formally notified of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of mishandling the pandemic and other international health crises.
The move to exit the WHO is historic and controversial. The U.S. has long been the most generous provider of humanitarian assistance.
Experts have also cautioned that withdrawing from the organization could weaken the world’s defenses against dangerous new outbreaks.
Public health experts say the United States’ departure could cripple the WHO’s operations or leave an opening for China to assume greater control over the agency.
President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder.
A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that it regrets U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the global agency and hopes that it will
The World Health Organization responded Tuesday to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the U.N. health organization, but didn't address any of the
By Patrick Wingrove, Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge NEW YORK/GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
President Trump, on Monday, followed through on his pre-election promise to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO).
President Donald Trump has used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organi
The Geneva-based WHO plays a pivotal role in battling global health threats, focusing on infectious diseases as well as humanitarian crises and chronic