Trump: US will halt funding to WHO - BBC News

US President Donald Trump has said he is going to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) because it has "failed in its basic duty" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

He accused the UN agency of mismanaging and covering up the spread of the virus after it emerged in China, and said it must be held accountable.

In response, the UN's chief said it was "not the time" to cut funds to the WHO.

Mr Trump has been under fire for his own handling of the pandemic.

He has sought to deflect persistent criticism that he acted too slowly to stop the virus's spread by pointing to his decision in late January to place restrictions on travel from China.

He has accused the WHO of having "criticised" that decision and of being biased towards China more generally.

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[muskett]

Tedros did cover up a cholera outbreak when he was health minister in Ethiopia.

[EvilBillz]

Is the BBC also on the CCP payroll? It is amazing at the lack of research in this reporting. Unbelievable.

[funkydanieluk]

The more I looked into it, the worse the WHO seems.

[dslabosky]

I wonder if the BBC is allowed to mention Taiwan

[lukehubbard]

The WHO said thier was no human to human transmission all over twitter they also said there was no need to stop travel or close your borders so you tell me where thier advise is credible

[SmartLearnwithKaran]

Actually speaking, even I think this corona outbreak shows “WHO failed”

[rcasper]

Who are corrupt well done trump.. all countries should do the same

[BeavisTheGreat]

Stop paying the UN, WHO, WTO...all this crap

[terryleong]

It's not WHO its CHO (Chinese Health Organisation) - your reporting is so one sided

[jagoz]

Gotta say i have to agree with him on this one...

[joshjeggs]

wow the bbc is just like cnn #endtvlicense

[Marsand]

Good! About time! Need to look into the conflict of interest that Gates has in WHO

[commandercrump]

any chance of getting some honest reporting on China any time soon ?

[ewsdneaxeaxe]

Im not a fan of trump but i agree with his decision, the WHO didnt do its job, strange that tedros is still there. China should be penalised for this catastrophe😏😏😏

[jackryan]

Don't normally like Trump but he's bang on here.

[wemuk]

You shouldn’t remove funding from an organisation that does great work in many poor countries, just because of the incompetence of one man.

[elizabeth]

He's so predictable. Can't do the job, didn't take it seriously, last week he was accusing his own Dr.s of stealing equipment, rather than admitting all US hospitals were under resourced. And now? Well of course! It's someone else's fault. This man is going to go down in history as an example of how corruption leads to destruction. I really feel for everyone in the US.

[mrpopparouni]

He's just trying to deflect attention away from his own failings. Unfortunately many will die as a result of this decision. It's shameful.

[mpmp]

Thank you, President Trump for your leadership. Keep up the good work. We also need to prevent China from making my blood pressure medication.

[yasinarafathdanny]

The decision he has taken is absolutely right