The United States is the biggest overall donor to the Geneva-based WHO, contributing more than $400 million in 2019, roughly 15% of its budget. Trump has been increasingly critical of the organisation as the global health crisis has continued, and he has reacted angrily to criticism of his administration's response. "The coronavirus cannot just be defeated here in the United States, it has to be defeated in every conceivable location throughout the world," she said in a statement. The World Health Organisation is a UN specialised agency - an independent international body that works with the United Nations. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday it was "not the time" to reduce resources for the World Health Organisation.

Source: bd News24 April 15, 2020 01:18 UTC