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U.S. Notifies WHO of Rejection of 2024 IHR Amendments and Informs UNESCO of Withdrawal
Summary
At a State Department briefing, spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the United States formally rejected the 2024 International Health Regulations amendments and informed UNESCO that it will withdraw, citing concerns about international bodies' mandates and alignment with U.S. policy.
Tammy Bruce, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, said Friday that the United States has formally notified the World Health Organization that it rejects the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations and informed UNESCO’s director-general of the U.S. decision to withdraw from that organization. "The 2024 IHR amendments broadened the WHO's mandate to include not only public health emergencies of international concern, but also 'events or conditions that may have the potential to become emergencies,'" Bruce said, adding that the United States opposed what she described as an expansion of international authority over U.S. public-health policy.
Bruce said the administration,…
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