funding of the world health organization while a review is conducted to assess the world. health organization's role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the corona virus us president donald trump has announced that he is cutting u.s. funding to the world health organization accusing the organization of conspiring with the government of china to suppress important information related to the corona virus pandemic in the middle of january it parroted in publicly endorse the idea that there was not human to human transmission happening despite reports and clear evidence to the contrary that delays the w.h.o. experience. into playing a public health emergency caused valuable time this decision and previous statements by president trump regarding china and the world health organization has been widely criticized around the world many have argued that the united states is essentially politicizing the world health organization w.h.o. the organization that does so much a vital and important humanitarian work at a very moment when their work is really needed and it

and the world health organization unfortunately had to rely on chinese information there, where the worldlth organization went wrong is that it took chinese statements and information at face value when there was evidence both historically and concurrently that they should not do so. for instance, historically china, in the sars outbreak, was unwilling to be transparent during that outbreak and denied and obfuscate for months in providing information to the world health organization. that led to the spread of that disease and hundreds of deaths. so the world health organization knew in the past that china wasn't willing to be transparent and cooperative. but it took chinese statements at face value this time. moreover, there was information provided by taiwan that this disease was a potential pandemic and that there was evidence of human to human transmission, even while china was denying that to the world health organization. instead of taking that information from taiwan and using it to perhaps question what it was hearing from china, the world health organization just parroted chinese

we've all worked as either members of the world health organization or as part of networks of the worldand for the public health community, there's absolutely no question — the world health organization is our lead organisation. we don't have a problem with its credibility. if there are political leaders who have problems with the world health organization, that's for them to sort out. remember, the who is governed by 194 member states as they're called, and the who personnel operate under that government structure. that is the bureaucratic sort of process behind the who. i just want to get down to brass tacks. there is a strong feeling in some quarters that the who colluded in a cover—up of the beginnings of the outbreak of covid—19 in china. is that the case? oh, absolutely not. i would like to say it a second time — absolutely not. if you are so sure, explain to me why we now have evidence that the chinese authorities covered up for weeks knowledge that they had that this was an extremely dangerous new virus that was being transferred from human to human, and the world health organiz

we need to make sure that it is not only the world health organization but every international organization. that we take taxpayer money and give it to them for the benefit of america. we need to make sure it is delivering on the taxpayer dollars. the world health organization is no different in that respect. they have to execute on the mission they are designed to achieve. we are saying here we are. it has not accomplished what it was intended to deliver. >> mr. secretary, you said staffers have tested positive. will they get the hydroxychloroquine treatment? i don't know the answer to that. we will deliver the best medical care. >> can you give us an update on the numbers on the coronavirus cases we are seeing in iran? if there are any updates on helping them. sec. pompeo: with respect to our citizens in iran, the first day we knew that the virus struck, the people of iran, we offer humanitarian assistance. they chose not to take that. the road should know there are no sanctions that prevent humanitarian assistance, pharmaceuticals from going to iran. we offered american assistance. i don

the world health organization needs to be held accountable now the world health organization and beijing officials have released a timeline providing step by step information about how the pandemic was dealt with from december onward showing coordination and cooperation between chinese officials and international bodies they say this narrative of a chinese cover up with which the world health organization is allegedly complicit simply doesn't add up that's going to hold for joseph chang hong kong based political science is with us live morning to be good in the middle of this global pandemic huge problems everywhere in the middle of it donald trump's now gunning for the w.h.o. whether or not it's a good time or not to do it does he have a point. well he has of only the sense that his position effects controversies at 3 levels in the 1st level you have some kind of you do not go competition chinese leaders are claiming that the successful comeback of the epidemic has well demonstrated the superiority of the systems in china this is of course the 9th by certain western countrie

but then again the world health organization is the international body that coordinates all global health and is in charge of coordinating international efforts on the pandemic but of course it's the same world who health organization the president trump has condemned in the white house briefing room and said he's going to cut funding from so very hard for the u.s. to take a prominent role in event like this if it is headed by the world health organization al jazeera has reached out to the u.s. to the u.s. mission to the united nations in geneva where that world health organization is based we got this email back a short time ago from a spokes person in geneva it says they'll be no u.s. official participation in the event we were informed of the event last week and we look forward to learning more about this initiative as soon as possible so holding e-mail from a spokes person but i don't thing that stops the fact that there is a glaring absence at this event. james obviously as we've covered in the past donald trump very critical of the way that the w.h.o. has been handl

know because what we are doing is exactly what the world health organization is saying what the world health organization said is do not leave prematurely. measures that have been taken to prevent contact 1st is precisely where we are today we are not lifting the measures that keep 47000000 spaniards in their homes precisely because we are taking the advice that we're getting from the world health organization very very seriously or it's been announced the prime minister pedro sanchez will ask parliament next week to extend emergency measures until may 11th are you confident that this will happen well again we don't take bets i don't think this is the time for taking bets off or speculating what we have always told our citizens. and this has been consistent is that we will be guided by the recumbent patients we get from the health experts 1st is precisely what we are doing what we have seen up until now is that by following their advice we've been able to manage the pandemic that we have entered into a face of stablish sation we have seen the number of infected people decrease dramati

donald h trump been criticized for holding funding for the world health organization. >> i am instructingy administration to ht funding of the world health organievtion while aw is conducted to assess the world health organization role in mismanaging and covering uphe spread of the coronavirus. >> this is a time for us to be united. the virus exploits the cracks between us. we are committed to serving. with the resources we are entrusted. >> the world health organization 's primary role is to defend the health of the world's population. a crime againstit hum as a systematic attempt to hurt the health and well-being of a population. trump has clely committed that crime. >> as well as accusing the who of a cover-up, trump failed to assess the outeak. >> the who took china's assurances and they took it at face value. they defended the actions of the chinese government, praising ina for its so-called transparency. i do not think so. >> here is china'seaction. >> the pandec is growing. is is a critical moment. the u.s. decision will ioaken the decto handle the pandemic and will undermine the c

the world health organization needs to be held accountable now the world health organization and beijing officials have released a timeline providing step by step information about how the pandemic was dealt with from december onward showing coordination and cooperation between chinese officials and international bodies they say this narrative of a chinese cover up with which the world health organization is allegedly complicit simply doesn't add up. they will health organization hasn't responded to his ations . likens the white house's approach to that of the mafia. it's a complete failure failure but there is one good think about it i think that it is that the wall this watching. i think the military sense of millions hundreds of millions of people will be told to discuss that and they will understand what is behind the u.s. foreign policy how the u.s. is conducting actually the foreign policy you know. there is no criticism of the ministration to take so it is replying. to the criticism business coming from the u.s. citizen from all parts of the world by this fight for act

of mishandling the covert 19 pandemic but in the last hour the head of the world health organization says that his organization is vital for handling this crisis but other major health issues. we regret the decision of the president of the united states to order to hold in funding to the world health organization deadly choice of reviewing the impact of our work of any withdrawal of u.s. funding and we'll work with our partners to feel any financial gaps we face and to eat sure our work continues and interrupted when we divided the virus exploits the cracks between us for an hour since we have 2 correspondents on the story kimberly how could a standing by for us in washington d.c. charlie angela is live for us in london but 1st we'll hear from our series mike hanna on trump's threats to cut funding to the organization. in what has become a pattern president used his podium to parade reporters if you keep talking i'll leave and you can have it out with the rest of these people if you keep talking i'm going to leave and you can have it out with them. just allowed me to introduce the nu

since its establishment in 1948 the american people have generously supported the world health organization to provide better health outcomes to the world and to prevent global health crises. with the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic, we have deep concerns whether america's generosity has been put to the best use possible. the w.h.o. failed to adequate lit obtain, vet and share information in a timely and transparent fashion. the world depends on the w.h.o. to work with countries to ensure that accurate information about international health is shared in a timely manner. if it is not, to independently tell the world the truth about what is happening. the w.h.o. failed in this basic duty and must be held accountable. it's time after all of these decades. the w.h.o. failed to investigate credible reports from sources in wuhan that conflicted directly with the china government's official accounts. there was reason to suspect human to human transmission in december of 2019 which should have spurred the w.h.o. to investigate immediately. it parroted that there was not human to human transmissio

broken into the open, i personal think this is a healthy thing for president to call out world health organization there are many leaders in world i am sure share the same thoughts as president trump about world health organization. dr. tedros adhanom and china, but they don't say anything, what president trump said yesterday was say out loud what everyone is thinking, that is important w.h.o. helped china spread this disease, china and world health organization have politicized this disease, president trump was calling them out, that was the right thing for the leader to do. lou: and dr. tedros has been accused of covering up for china. let's look at the put up this full screen on what he has done and world health organization has done under his leadership and response wuhan virus. there it is. he praised china for their transparency. their pranc -- parroted china'ss there was no human-to-human transmission. he warned against use of word china virus, because he said somehow it was stigmatizing to attach china to the virus, that they have transmitted arounds world. and by the way, the world health

regret the decision of the president of the united states to order to hold in funding to the world health organization with support from the people and government of the united states w.h.o. works to improve the health of many of the world's poorest and most but notable people doubly joe is not only fighting corbett 19 we are also working to address polio measles malaria ebola hiv tuberculosis my littery sion cancer that it is mental health and many are there to do this and conditions we also work with countries to strengthen health systems and improve access to lifesaving health services. deadly choice of reviewing the impact of our work of any withdrawal of u.s. funding and we'll work with our partners to feel any financial gaps we face and to ensure our work continues and interrupted our commitment to public held signs and to serving all the people of the world without fear or favor remains absolute our mission and mandate artwork with all nations equally without god to size of their populations or economies copied 19 does not discriminate between reach nations and poor large nations and small it d

lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence a warning from the world health organization as governments look for ways out of coronavirus lockdowns. and i'm a count this is out there live from doha also coming up the world's biggest economies try to finalize a deal aimed at boosting oil prices. also yemen records its 1st case of coronavirus leading to fears for how. we're. fighting back we look at what small businesses in the us are doing to combat the effects of the disease. so the world health organization has warned governments against prematurely rolling back restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic says that while the rate of infection has been slowing in some countries others seeing an alarming surge in cases i know that some countries are already planning the transition out of stay at home districts sions w.h.o. wants to see distractions lifted as much as anyone i disable time lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence. the way down can be as dangerous as the we're if not money properly for more on this let's bring in our whi

the second world war a united nations conference drew up a plan for an international health body. >> in september 1947, when cholera broke out in egypt, the world health organizationprang into action. it couldn't afford to await for its formal constitution, which was signed april 7, 1948. ♪ >> the day since has been celebrated as world health day. in june 1948, the first world health assembly opened in geneva with 53 countries represented. >> the suffering of millions of human beings and scores of countries will be alleviated, and many, many thousands of lives will be saved. [applause] >> quarantine regulations were drawn up to curb the spread of communicable diseases, but the root causes of ill health had to be tackled. >> the only enemy worth fighting are ill health, poverty, and ignorance. >> malaria, a fatal disease, was one of the top priorities facing the new organization. in the early 1950's, spectacular successes were achieved through systematic spraying of ddt. in 1955, fearful mosquitoes would develop resistance to this spraying, the world health organization launched a global campaign to eradicate malaria. the dream was not to be. by the late 1960's, it

the members of the world health organization we need to remember the world health organization is 192. it's their organization it is only as effective as those members will let it be and it was the members who passed the budgets that defunded some of those public health capacity going into a bola so the doctor gets leadership at all levels there who unfortunately we're out of time but we certainly appreciate your time tonight and your valuable insights an insider's look at what is going on with the w.h.o. at the moment dr jonathan quick joining us tonight from durham north carolina dr thank you thank you greg. well the united states is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this month as public health officials began analyzing the numbers they discovered a disturbing trend african-americans are being disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus in some states and cities where they are a minority black americans make up the majority of deaths from the virus. correspondent stephanie moans reports on how a pandemic is revealing the inequalities of a society. this is. to

editorial with some really strong words attacking trump's decision to withdraw funding of the world health organization saying that was setting a horrible precedent at a time when the world really should be rallying behind this organization it said that the world health organization had become a bit of a scapegoat for trump and really that he was using this as a political ammunition to really bolster his chances of being reelected in the u.s. elections later this year and chinese media as well as the chinese foreign ministry they've been really conversely and unsurprisingly painting china as a leader when it comes to this global fight against the pandemic reminding the public that china in fact turning to $20000000.00 true. or in march and that china has been sending plane loads of supplies aid and medical teams to more than 80 countries in the last few weeks and katrina as we've been saying for some time now there's also been plenty of speculation around china's transparency throughout the outbreak you're on the ground there in beijing talk us through all the grounds for all the criticism that we've b

months, whether it be the actions of china in unleashing this pandemic on the world or the world health organizationoing so pitifully little for others around the world. >> lou, one of the things that troubles me the most is while china was hiding behind the shield of the world health organization, not letting the world know the seriousness of this. it was going systematically around the world vacuuming up all the personal protective equipment that people would need to defend themselves. they bought 2 billion masks between january 24 and the end of february alone. you and i both know that that kind of thing is tragic by historic proportions. for anybody to defend the w.h.o.'s actions in this, it's really troubling. any american would support that. you have to look at the facts and rise above this partisan bickering that is so common in the middle of this crisis on the left. lou: the left is attacking the president, that's been their method of operation from the very beginning of the trump presidency, and as we well know for months and months before he was elected. i don't know that we should expect

article 6 of the article said it shall notify the world health organization of all events which macon statute a public health emergency of international concern within its territory. and two of those same rules that countries must notify the world health organization of any unusual or public health events such as sars or anything that causes covid-19. those rules say how countries when to notify the w.h.o. we strongly believe that the chinese communist party did not report the outbreak in a timely fashion to the world health organization. article 2 of the i.h.r.'s which was part of this reform mandates that a state party, includes china, shall continue to commune cailt to w.h.o. accurate public health information, there is an ongoing obligation even after the c.c.p. did notify the w.h.o. and it didn't share all the information it had. it covered up how dangerous the disease is, it didn't report the same human-to-human until it was in every province and sensored those who tried to warn the world to halt the testing of new samples and destroyed existing samples. they have not shared the

he said now was the time that we need the funding critically for the world health organization and otherumanitarian organizations. manus: thank you very much. tracking the world health organization. the imf says the current downturn could be the steepest in the century. they are urging policymakers to avoid the mistakes of the great depression, ramp up the post pandemic stimulus in what they are calling the great lockdown recession. our baseline is that the crisis, the epidemic will become to traded in the second quarter for most countries in the world. containment- measures will become to traded in the second quarter. there will be a gradual removal after that. we will see initial signs of recovery in the second half. we also have more adverse scenarios. manus: let's talk about ways you see that more pronounced. is that led by countries like china, like the united states? is it a first-in, first-out situation? how do you expect this to build in the coming months? >> china was the epicenter of the pandemic and it was hit severely in the first quarter. we have a very deep contraction for

world health organization response. that was also what he called cover up in the wake of the brewing outbreak and the epidemic in china. the president saying the world health organization rejected ideas about travel bands from china and elsewhere around the world as well as also buying into china's claim that there was no human to human transmission. here's what dr. deborah birx said about it earlier. >> i think once this is over, we will be able to look back and see, did china and w.h.o. say and do anything to alert the rest of the world to the nuances of this virus? and i want to bring in ian bremmer, welcome to our program here. two things that i'm going to get to, the world health organization. the white house says it wants accountability and a lot of people can agree to that. >> i think, you are focusing on who has the most accountability in a different direction. bill gates, i think everyone can see and those of in the united states, and he came out strongly last night saying, i consider it a damaged and political

the world health organization says it regrets the u.s. president's decision to cut funding to the global health body donald trump is accusing it of mishandling the covert 19 pandemic but the head of the w.h.o. says that his organization is vital for handling this crisis and its performance is open to scrutiny. w. chose performance in tackling this pandemic will be reviewed by w. just member states and the independent bodies that are employees to each will try to spot and see an accountability for that might really involving all responders this is part of the usual process put in place by our member states no doubt areas for improvement will be identified and there will be lessons for all of fires to learn but for now our focus my focus is on stopping this virus and saving lives hours after trumps decision a us federal department the centers for disease control which has been leading the fight against the corona virus there praised the w.h.o. troops move has been widely criticized the european union says there is no justification for washin

ample warning for this we didn't prepare well and we now are suffering the consequences the world health organization is acting well within the scientific evidence well within. the international health regulations which bind w.h.o. and the world including the united states and so i have a 100 percent support for the world health organization we can't be blaming one another in a time of the global crisis of course trumps criticisms do echo many who have similar criticisms of the show is specifically that they didn't call the pandemic soon enough. well you know i i was one of those who that asked duct tape chose to to call to declare a public health emergency but in fact he did it very very quickly. the idea i think what the public is doing is confusing 2 different things under the international health regulations. the world health organization can declare a public health emergency of international concern that their legal power they did that they may have been a few days late but it had no impact on the epidemic and they did have a very very good job. it was. the idea of when w.h.o. classified this is

funding of the world health organization while. donald trump accuses the w.h.o. mishandling the coronavirus behind them of covering up the way it's spread from china. the u.n. says it's not the time for funding cuts countries show support for the global health agency. sam is a and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the un security council edges closer to backing a cease fire in global conflicts as the world tackles the pandemic. and russia reports a record rise in new code with 19 infections for the 4th day. the world is on the brink of reaching 2000000 confirmed cases of cope with 19 and as governments continue to grapple with the growing pandemic president donald trump has halted u.s. funding to the organization leading the fight the world health organization he accuses it of mishandling the outbreak its critics say those he's trying to deflect blame for his own failings like how the reports. and what has become a pattern president used his podium to break reporters if you keep talking i'll leave and you can have it out with the rest of these peop

president's decision to cut the funding of the world health organization donald trump has accused the accusing the body of mishandling the covert 19 pandemic but the head of the w.h.o. says that his organization is vital for handling this crisis and other major health issues. we regret the decision of the president of the united states to order the hold in funding to the world health organization the choice of reviewing the impact of our work of any of us funding and we work with our partners to feel any financial gaps we face and to eat sure our work continues and interrupted when we divided the virus exploits the cracks between has 2 of our correspondents following reaction to this company how could a standing by for us in washington d.c. but we'll start with the charlie angela in london what else did the director general have to say in his briefing charlie when he was trying to be very diplomatic was a very dignified response to pretty unprecedented attacks from president traps he's hoping they can avoid an escalation that might be some reversal in this decision by the president he

than donald trump when donald trump was saying that 15 cases were going to go to zero, the world health organizationng the world that the coronavirus, quote, has pandemic potential. and after the world health organization officially declared a pandemic on march 11th, donald trump did not admit that until it was -- did not admit it was a pandemic until six days later on march 17th and the day before the world health organization officially labeled it a pandemic, donald trump said to reporters after a private meeting with republican senators, quote, it will go away just stay calm, it will go away. joining our discussion now ron klain was a senior aid to vice president joe biden and president obama and served as the ebola czar during the obama presidency. he's an adviser to joe biden's 2020 presidential campaign. and john heilemann is with us. national affairs analyst for nbc news and msnbc. he is also the co-host of showtime's "the circus" and the editor in chief of "the recount." ron klain, donald trump versus the world health organization, which side do you want to defend? >> well, look, i'll start

and the world health organization unfortunately had to rely on chinese information there, where the worldealth organization went wrong is that it took chinese statements and information at face value when there was evidence both historically and concurrently that they should not do so. for instance, historically china , in the sars outbreak, was unwilling to be transparent during that outbreak and denied and onify skated for months in providing information to the world health organization. that led to the spread of that disease and hundreds of deaths. so the world health organization knew in the past that china wasn't willing to be transparent and cooperative. but it took chinese statements at face value this time. moreover, there was information provided by taiwan that this disease was a potential pandemic and that there was evidence of human to human transmission, even while china was denying that to the world health organization. instead of taking that information from taiwan and using it to perhaps question what it was hearing from china, the world health organization just parroted ch

the world health organization. responding in kind kelli thanks a lot will be speaking in the coming hours about this for the time being thank you that's a picture from washington d.c. let's take you back to the breaking news about bernie sanders the democrat senator has pulled out of the race for the democratic presidential nomination he has been speaking billett speak to us when alan fisher has been listening in on this addresses his followers on social media what was he been saying allen well he's talking about the support that he's go all the people who've been involved the fact that his supporters are perhaps the most enthusiastic and to a degree in this race that is probably the reality is he just didn't have enough of them he started to lose support as we were saying after south carolina where joe biden essentially came back from the political dead he won the primary and then got indorsements from senior figures who were also running for president at that point you think of people to judge him equally sharpis

what is the future of the world health organization if he gets re—elected in november? anization if he gets re-elected in november? we will deal with the plain issue any moment, but isabel, looking at china, if this is a distancing of global leadership, by the us, will china turn round and offer a helping hand to the world health organization? it is certainly true that china has missed an opportunity to step into a vacuum vacated by the us president. it could do. i think, vacated by the us president. it could do. ithink, inevitably vacated by the us president. it could do. i think, inevitably with trump, the us country contribution is the largest but that is because they are assessed and they are assessed on the size of the country's economy, the us has the biggest economy, and china is next biggest, and then on down the road as we go. but that contribution has been exaggerated by a factor of four or five, and the other interesting thing about the world health organization, which i agree is underfunded, but 80% of its funding comes from other contributions, so volu nta r

but this is even bigger than the world health organization. this is about china's influence into these multilateral organizations. we fought destined for the entire time i was at the u.n. right now, they had a civil aviation organization. they had to head up and agricultural organization and they almost became the head of the world intellectual property organization until singapore came in and save us from that. they are on the human rights council and now we are seeing their influence in the world health organization. this is what china does. they try to leverage and get influence and what we are seeing is the world health organization once again has fallen for it. i can't believe they are going to go so far as lecture the president. if anything, we deserve to hold them accountable. we have the rights to answers and they need to be investigated, why was it when the taiwanese told the world health organization on december 31st of that they had evidence that this was human to human transition, why did it take a whole month for the world health o

main prevention and outreach organization in our government and they work closely with the world health organization exchanging ideas, scientists, clinical knowledge and all the rest, and yet now the white house is saying we're not going to fund the world health organization that's horrible. but even worse is that they're racing world health organization from any of our initiatives that we're not going to cooperate with them. it's a pandemic. it knows no borders. even if you don't like an institution, you have to recognize that it's in the interest of every person in our country for the world health organization to succeed. especially in the southern hemisphere now where there's an opportunity to stop it from spreading like wildfire if we're thinking in more global terms. it's personal, it's local, it's community, it's economy, it's society, it's global, it's worldwide. you don't want me to go into my disappointments about this administration but i will say a long time ago, dr. fauci said, if we learn from our mistakes we may be able to make more success. i think the mistakes continue to be made, th

funding to the world health organization saying it's badly mishandled the coronavirus pandemic but the u.n. says this isn't the time for a funding cut those countries shows support for the global health agency. with the world news from al-jazeera russia has reported a record rise in new covert 19 infections for the 4th day. heading 425000. and also south korea's governing party makes huge gains in what is the 1st national election to be held during the panda. is 1100 hours g.m.t. 7 am in washington where president didn't president donald trump has halted u.s. funding to the world health organization he is accusing it of mishandling the outbreak and failing in its own duties he also says the agency covered up how the virus was spreading out of china the u.s. is the biggest donor to the w.h.o. contributing nearly 15 percent of its budget we'll start with this report from mike hanna. in what has become a pattern president trying to use his podium to parade reporters if you keep talking i'll leave and you can have it out with the rest of these people if you keep talking i'm going to leave

he's not the only one critical of the world health organization's handling of this crisis. >> there'swo sides of thahat issue. beginning, there w were countries that follow w the adve of t the world healtlth organization, and ththe worldd health organization is gathering willingm a free and process from different countries , which have a national focusus point to gatheher all of the informrmation. the world health organization is working o on communicable and noncommunicable diseases, which means lots of data to handle every day. so when the organization warned the world about the outbreak, many people do notot believe it was that serious. if you remember, this organization warned e everyone abouout disease x. and d it is s quite likely thehe covid-19.. i think there is misunderstanding b between what the world health organization should do, can do, actually do, and what we expect. that's a mix match -- mismatch and we should discuss it. claire: we appreciate your time and analysis, thank you. has beenh government discussing his latest e emergeny budget in response to the pandemic, --