Brussels/Geneva: It emerged on Tuesday, US financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) had fallen by 25% during the coronavirus pandemic. The large drop in funding versus the previous two-year period occurred from cuts decided by former US President Donald Trump. The UN agency did with over $200 million less from the United States in 2020 and 2021, according to provisional WHO data.

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