The final decision on America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be made at the upcoming World Health Assembly in mid-May. write about this.
The US officially announced its withdrawal from the WHO on January 22, one year after President Donald Trump informed the organization of his intention to leave the WHO. However, the WHO emphasized that a full withdrawal would only be possible once all of the United States' financial debt to the organization was repaid. According to WHO, we are talking about unpaid contributions for 2024 and 2025 amounting to about 260.6 million USD.
During the 158th session of the executive committee, held in Geneva from February 2 to 7, the 34 members of the executive committee were asked to make preliminary recommendations on practical aspects regarding the position of the United States in the organization. However, except for Israel, which expressed support for the US decision, the remaining members of the executive committee wanted to refrain from comment. No resolutions with draft decisions containing any recommendations for participants in the World Health Assembly were also introduced. Thus, the final decision on the issue of the US withdrawing from WHO belongs entirely to the participants in the May conference.
At the same time, members of the executive committee unanimously adopted a draft resolution in which the council was asked to recognize Argentina's withdrawal from the organization, which will take effect on March 17, 2026.
