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Withdrawal is a grievous wound to world health, but a still deeper wound to the US,” Gostin wrote. Takeaway Among them, Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the WHO, cutting off funding ...
Trump has long been critical of the United Nations’ health agency, and his administration formally began a withdrawal from the WHO in July 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to spread.
A US withdrawal could have an impact on WHO's ability to respond to emergencies such as an Ebola outbreak, or MPOX – let alone another Covid-19-style pandemic.
Some ranking leaders of the United Nations have suggested that the United States government has been projecting a negative image of the UN, although this allegation is denied by the US. Few observers expect the "U.S. out of U.N." movement to result in the US actually withdrawing for the foreseeable future.
“The withdrawal itself is going to isolate the United States,” Gostin said. “It’ll isolate us diplomatically, and it’ll isolate us in pandemic response.” How will U.S. withdraw from WHO?
Some right-wing organizations in the United States have supported US withdrawal from the UN, including the John Birch Society and Constitution Party. [4]Bills to end US membership in the UN have been introduced in the United States House of Representatives, for example the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2009 (introduced as H.R. 1146 on February 24, 2009, by Republican Ron Paul) and ...
The 2007 bill was authored by U.S. Representative Ron Paul, Republican of the 14th district of Texas, to effect U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations.It would repeal various laws pertaining to the UN, terminate authorization for funds to be spent on the UN, terminate UN presence on U.S. property, and withdraw diplomatic immunity for UN employees. [2]
Trump removed the U.S. from the WHO in 2020, but withdrawal requires one year of advance notice. Biden took office six months later and revoked Trump's action before it ever took effect.