WHO’s constitution, drafted in New York, doesn’t have a clear exit method for member states. A joint resolution by Congress in 1948 outlined that the U.S. can withdraw with one year's notice. This is contingent, however, on ensuring that its financial obligations to WHO “shall be met in full for the organization’s current fiscal year.”

Inger Andersen delivers a welcome speech at the Geneva Environment Network High-Level 25th Anniversary Celebration.

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As the WHO’s largest donor, the US departure raises critical concerns about funding, global health initiatives, and pandemic preparedness. Experts warn that this move could weaken international health collaboration,

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The U.S. has been a part of WHO since 1948, the year it was founded. The U.S. withdrawal makes it the only major world power to exit the 194-country health organization.

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German professor Klaus Schwab founded the World Economic Forum in 1971. In 1998, participants stressed the need to include major developing countries at WEF. ‘Safeguarding the planet’ is the main them