WHO announces reorganization and dismissal due to US financing reduction
The United Nations Health Organization has been preparing for the entire removal of the United States for some time, from its largest donor in January next January.
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World Health Organization Director General (WHO) said on Tuesday Budget cuts from the United States They are leaving the UN agency accounts in red, forcing to reduce operations and remove the staff.
“The United States refusing to pay their cooperation for 2024 and 2025, in conjunction with the public’s help for the development of some other countries, which means that we face a deficit in the payroll of $ 560 and 650 million for the 2026-2027 Benenium,” according to his speech to the states of Tadros
However, US President Donald Trump’s administration also refused to pay accepted shares accepted by 2024 and 2025, with significant assistance to health projects around the world, all American foreign aid has been freezing.
Many other countries have also reduced their developmental costs. Depending on the situation, it began to reflect on its new company, submitting it to staff and member states today.
The salary deficit “currently indicates staffing costs,” he said, “However, it does not mean that” it does not mean a 25% reduction in the number of jobs. “
He did not say how many jobs would be reduced, but the company’s headquarters in Geneva said.
“We are starting with maintenance cuts, though these are very painful decisions for us,” he said.
“We are reducing the headquarters management team to 12 to 7 members and the number of departments will increase from 76 to 34, which is reduced by more than half,” said Tedrose Adham Ghebrayesus.
OS The United States has decreased 83% of US Development Agency programsUSAID, which has caused 42% of humanitarian aid worldwide.
On April 10, 70% of national representatives warned that the health services were being disturbed, “sudden public assistance to the outcome of suspensions and health development deductions.”
Earlier this month, they said in this communication, “on health systems and services around the world, especially in harmful and fragile occasions, increases the anxiety of deep and long impacts and appeals to” emergency action “and” international response “.
In this balance between March and April this year, 108 people in different countries, especially low and middle-class countries, represented 108, have changed funds from internal and external sources.
