Formal notice of withdrawal from WHO after one year in the United States 11:16 on July 8

Amid the spread of the new coronavirus, the US Trump administration has officially notified the WHO = World Health Organization of the withdrawal.

Meanwhile, former opposition and Democratic Party Vice President Biden indicated that he would immediately withdraw his withdrawal if he regained power in the November presidential election.

The Trump administration officially notified the UN Secretary-General Guterres of his departure from the WHO on the 6th, and announced that he would leave the country one year later on the 6th of July next year.

Regarding WHO, President Trump has argued that he did not initially share information showing that the new coronavirus infection had spread in China to the world, and criticized that "WHO is completely controlled by China". I've been repeating it.

The UN has acknowledged that it has received the notification and is "verifying that the United States has finally met all the conditions for leaving WHO."

In addition, WHO spokesman Yasharevich said in an interview with NHK, "We received a report that the United States has officially notified the withdrawal, but there is no further information at this stage."

According to the United Nations, withdrawal will come on July 6th next year because when the United States joined the WHO, it joined under the condition that it could withdraw one year after the official notification.

Meanwhile, former Vice President Biden of the opposition and Democratic Party, who is competing for the presidential position in the US presidential election in November, posted on Twitter on Twitter on the 7th, "Return to WHO on the first day as president", and if he regains power, it will be 1 next year. Immediately after taking office as president in March, he showed the idea of ​​withdrawing from the withdrawal.

So whether or not the United States actually leaves WHO will depend on the outcome of the presidential election.

While the spread of the new coronavirus in the world continues, it is feared that the US, the largest contributor of WHO, will officially notify the withdrawal, affecting international cooperation to control the infection. I am.