January 21, 2021

On His First Day In Office, Biden Retracts US Withdrawal From WHO-Devex

On his first day in office, U.S. President Joseph Biden overturned a Donald Trump-era decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization, a move welcomed by WHO’s leadership. Biden wrote to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres retracting the letter sent by his predecessor on July 6, 2020, that notified the U.N. Secretariat of the U.S. government’s intention to withdraw its membership from WHO. The letter was supposed to take effect on July 6, a full year’s notice as per protocol. Devex, 01/21/2021