Last year the then US President Donald Trump decided to halt the funding of the WHO (World Health Organization) accusing the agency of protecting China against the global wrath. Now with Trump gone, Joe Biden has revived ties with the WHO by paying $200 million to the global agency.
The WHO sided with China when the coronavirus pandemic took off.
Trump accused the WHO of not taking enough steps or reforms to prevent the spreading of the virus worldwide.
He also talked about serving ties with the WHO and redirecting the funds to other deserving global health needs.
After the swearing-in of Joe Biden as the president of the US, the White House has rescinded several decisions taken by the Trump administration.
Among them, sending a payment worth 200 million USD to the WHO comes as no surprise.
The Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on 17th Feb 2021 about the decision to send money to the global health agency by the end of the month.
This decisio...