The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests reducing the number of employees and the size of its work because it reduces its budget by more than 20 % due to the impact of US financing discounts, which showed an internal note that Reuters saw.
US President Donald Trump removed the United States government who took office in January, saying that the World Health Agency could not deal with the Covid-19 and other international health crises. The United States is largely the largest fun in the United Nations Health Agency, contributing to about 18 % of its total financing.
“Hey US announcementIn addition to the recent discounts of official development assistance by some countries to finance the increase in defense spending, we have made our situation more severe. “
Those who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The American departure has exacerbated the financing crisis that is fueled by the member states in spending on development. In the face of a gap of approximately $ 600 million this year, it suggested cutting its budget to 2026 and 2027 by 21 %, from 5.3 billion dollars to $ 4.2 billion, according to the reminder.
In February, the Executive Council of oms The proposed budget was initially reduced to 2026 and 2027 from 5.3 billion dollars to $ 4.9 billion, according to the document.
“Despite our efforts, we are now at a stage where we have no choice but to reduce the scale and workforce,” the memo said.
The memo added that the memo will affect its headquarters at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, but all levels and regions will be affected. The organization will decide how to give priority to your work and resources by the end of April.
