Aid Groups Slam U.N. Council Failure to Take Coronavirus Action

Reuters
May 19, 2020 4:37 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several aid groups criticized the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for being unable to agree on a resolution backing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres’ call for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on combating the coronavirus pandemic.

Caving to Chinese Pressure, WHO Will Not Invite Taiwan to Global Health Meeting

Adam Kredo
May 11, 2020 5:00 PM

The World Health Organization has denied an appeal for Taiwan to join an upcoming meeting on the global health situation amid protests from China, which has sought to exclude the nation from pressing deliberations.

Trump Withholding Over $350 Million From WHO, But Congress Still Key to Investigating International Coronavirus Response

Administration has already given WHO $98 million in 2020

Yuichiro Kakutani
April 20, 2020 5:00 AM

The Trump administration has decided to withhold hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from the World Health Organization over its complicity in helping China avoid responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic, but it will be up to Congress to ramp up pressure on the organization to enact reforms.

Trump Is Right to Dump the WHO

The White House Holds Daily Briefing On Coronavirus Pandemic

Washington Free Beacon Editors
April 15, 2020 11:00 AM

President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States would temporarily cut off funding to the World Health Organization prompted the usual outrage from the commentariat. Bill Gates called defunding "as dangerous as it sounds." CNN chief grandstander Jim Acosta, in a line echoed by many other mainstream reporters, accused the president of making WHO yet another "scapegoat" for his failure to respond adequately to the virus.

Trump to Halt Funding for WHO

POTUS blasts international organization for promoting China's 'disinformation' on coronavirus

Reuters
April 14, 2020 6:47 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to at least temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

WHO’s Anti-Israel Bias Raising Questions About Organization’s Direction

Organization has history of singling out Jewish state, critics say

Adam Kredo
April 13, 2020 4:00 PM

The World Health Organization's decision-making body has a history of politicizing Israel and singling it out for criticism, fueling concerns of bias at the United Nations organization as it grapples with fallout over its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Republicans Demand Communications Between China and World Health Organization

'The WHO is no longer serving the needs of the world and is instead taking its cues from China'

Yuichiro Kakutani
April 9, 2020 4:45 PM

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee blasted the World Health Organization for its complicity in China's propaganda campaign, joining a growing chorus of lawmakers pushing to hold the group accountable, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.