WHO board nudges US, Argentina breakups forward before big meet
Ahead of the World Health Organization's big meeting in May, board members may have granted legal favours to the US and Argentina as they withdraw from the agency.
Paula Dupraz-Dobias
Paula Dupraz-Dobias is an award-winning investigative journalist and news and documentary producer with over 30 years of experience in all forms of media in Europe, North America and South America. She is based in Switzerland, but works regularly in Peru and the United States.
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Nearly a year after the United States announced it would leave the World Health Organization and donor support became scarce, the UN agency’s head said it had “no choice” but to slash jobs.
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The absence of the United States - the world’s largest economy and its second-largest polluter - casts a long shadow over international climate negotiations. For Switzerland, the US void has reinforced its position on climate finance, while hindering the possibility of a fossil fuel phase-out.
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