WASHINGTON: The United States is seeking to 'fundamentally change' the World Health Organization amid threats to withhold contributions in the ...
A staff member checks boxes of personal protective equipment aimed at helping the World Health Organization fight the coronavirus, at Ethiopia Airlines' cargo facility at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. AFP/Samuel HABTABWASHINGTON: The United States is seeking to"fundamentally change" the World Health Organization amid threats to withhold contributions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday .
"We need to make sure that we push through efforts to fundamentally change that or make a different decision that says we're going to do our part to make sure that these important world health obligations - things that frankly keep Americans safe, too - actually function," he said.
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