Updates on CCP Virus: US Will Pay $200 Million to Meet WHO Obligations, Blinken Says

Updates on CCP Virus: US Will Pay $200 Million to Meet WHO Obligations, Blinken Says
Elderly residents rest at Milpa Alta municipality in Mexico City on Feb. 16, 2021. Edgard Garrido/Reuters
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The United States will pay more than $200 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of the month, following President Joe Biden’s reversal of a Trump-era decision to exit the organization, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Feb. 17.

“This is a key step forward in fulfilling our financial obligations as a WHO member and it reflects our renewed commitment to ensuring the WHO has the support it needs to lead the global response to the pandemic,” Blinken told a virtual United Nations Security Council session on COVID-19, AFP reported.