U.S. to pay more than $200 million WHO in membership fees held back by Trump
A sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva, amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus.
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The U.S. will pay the World Health Organization more than $200 million in membership fees that were halted by the Trump administration, CNBC’s Amanda Macias reported.
Trump withheld payments to the WHO after blaming the organization for “severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.”
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Wednesday the move to pick up deferred payments and to continue membership payments “reflects our renewed commitment to ensuring the WHO has the support it needs to lead the global response to the pandemic even as we work to reform it for the future.”
Blinken also called on global officials to be aware…
