GENEVA (AN) — U.S. President Donald Trump gave notice to the United Nations on Tuesday that he was starting a formal withdrawal process from the World Health Organization, based on political grievances surrounding an accelerating coronavirus pandemic.
The Trump administration's formal notice to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, confirmed by U.N. officials, kicks off a year-long legal process requiring the United States to first pay off its debts to the U.N. health agency.