Iran Press/ America: Defending of his agency's handling of the Coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed on unity and a halt to 'politicization' of the global health crisis.
In response to U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency, the head of the WHO said that he expected U.S. funding to continue with traditional bipartisan support.
On Wednesday, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that Washington was re-evaluating U.S. funding to the body, saying international organizations utilizing U.S. taxpayer money needed to deliver on their goals. But he objected to a leadership change at the WHO at this time.
Tedros, a former foreign minister of Ethiopia, rejected Trump's suggestion that the WHO was 'China-centric', saying: "We are close to every nation, we are color-blind."
Earlier, Dr. Bruce Aylward, senior adviser to Tedros, also defended the U.N. agency's relationship with China, saying its work with Beijing authorities was important to understand the outbreak. 207/205/201
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