A U.N. official says a Trump administration move to suspend funding to the World Health Organization has frozen $46 million for its operations in Gaza.
The year 2025 marks the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese calendar. In his Chinese New Year greeting, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, "The snake symbolizes wisdom, resilience and renewal. In these trying times, let us be guided by these qualities and renew our commitment to peace, equality and justice."
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza which began successfully last year, will continue in the coming days.
The US withdrawal will not officially happen until January 2026, so there will be months of uncertainty over budgets and strategic direction at the near-80-year-old agency. Set up by the United Nations, the organization’s goals include expanding universal health coverage and coordinating the world’s response to health emergencies.
We are shocked by the sheer number of deceased individuals retrieved from the streets and Lake Kivu,” the experts said.
The U.S. is pulling the plug on its membership with the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois?
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