WHO adopts revised budget for next two years amid financial constraints

May 20, 2025 11:28 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: A view of a WHO logo during the 77th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) -Member states of the World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a revised budget of $4.2 billion for the next two years at the annual assembly in Geneva, reflecting belt-tightening after the United States, its top donor, announced its withdrawal.

The proposed budget for the next two years was revised down by 21% earlier this year to reflect the expected loss of funding from the U.S., which is set to withdraw in January 2026.

The new budget asks states to contribute 20% more in mandatory fees to the organisation.

(Reporting by Emma Farge, editing by Thomas Seythal)



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