“I will fulfill my financial obligations as a member state”
Clearing the traces of Trump that even declared withdrawal
However, it demands that the corona origin be transparent
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US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln has announced that it will provide $200 million (approximately 200 billion won) to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of this month. However, Minister Blincoln requested the WHO to transparently conduct investigations on the origin of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
On the 17th (local time), according to CNBC, the US economy broadcaster, Minister Blincoln spoke at the UN Security Council for the first time after taking office, saying, “I am happy to confirm that the United States will pay WHO more than 200 million dollars by the end of this month.” said. “This is an important step towards fulfilling our fiscal obligations as a WHO member state,” he said. “It demonstrates our new commitment to ensure that the WHO is receiving the necessary support to lead the pandemic response.”
The reason Secretary Blincoln emphasized that it was a “new promise” is because the move overturns the policy of the former administration of Donald Trump. In April of last year, former President Trump said that the corona 19 spread due to the WHO’s mistake, and that the WHO is biased toward China and will stop funding. In fact, the former Trump administration did not pay a share of $62 million last year. In July last year, the WHO was officially notified of withdrawal, but President Joe Biden announced his return to WHO as soon as he took office on the 20th of last month.
However, Minister Blincoln requested a transparent investigation into the origin of Corona 19 to the WHO. “The investigation into the origin of this epidemic (Corona 19) should be based on science and facts,” Blincoln said. “The investigation should also be independent and free from interference.” “To understand this pandemic well and prepare for the next pandemic, every country must provide all the data early in the pandemic.”
This actually seems to be a remark aimed at China. China is under suspicion of intentionally reducing the scale of the damage and failing to properly disclose it in the early days of the Corona 19 outbreak. However, WHO experts announced on the 9th that they failed to find the origin of Corona 19 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. However, the US side is in a position that the Chinese government has not cooperated with WHO experts and cannot fully trust the results of the investigation.
/ Reporter Kwak Yoon-ah [email protected]
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