Switzerland: WHO members approve nearly $7 bn budget
GENEVA, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization won basic approval for a $6.83-billion budget over the next two years, including a 20-percent hike in mandatory membership fees.
As the UN health agency kicked off its annual decision-making assembly, member states in a key committee approved the budget without objection.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the move as “historic and a big milestone”.
The budget still needs to be approved by all the member states at the end of the 10-day event, but this is basically a formality.
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