14 April 2020 – Halted funding of the World Health Organization

Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; International relations
Level of Jurisdiction: Federal

Overview: The White House announced a hold on U.S. funding of the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO normally recieves $400 to $500 million in funding from the U.S. each year. The White House stated that the policy will be encated while the WHO’s “mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic is investigated.”
Full details here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-demanding-accountability-world-health-organization/