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ECOSOC president calls U.S. withdrawal from WHO "regrettable" but says WHO will continue its mandate
5405016 · July 16, 2025
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Ambassador Ray said a U.S. decision to withdraw funding from the World Health Organization is regrettable and will have an impact on the agency, but he told reporters the WHO’s mandate and work will continue and that the organization is pursuing restructuring to adapt to reduced funding.
Ambassador Ray said during a United Nations press briefing that he "deeply regret[s] any decision by a country, any country, to withdraw from any of the work of the United Nations," and described the United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization as "deeply…
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