After previously blaming it for mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump is pulling the U.S. from the World Health Organization.

Donald Trump signed an executive order beginning the process of withdrawing America from the World Health Organisation

WHO’s constitution, drafted in New York, doesn’t have a clear exit method for member states. A joint resolution by Congress in 1948 outlined that the U.S. can withdraw with one year's notice. This is contingent, however, on ensuring that its financial obligations to WHO “shall be met in full for the organization’s current fiscal year.”