国际英语资讯:Spotlight: European nations voice backing, commitment to WHO after Trumps decision to halt
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="instructed">instructed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="mismanaging">mismanaging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="no">no</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="division">division</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p><p><span word="Josep">Josep</span> <span word="Borrell">Borrell</span>, <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span>, <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span>: "<span word="Deeply">Deeply</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="to">to</span> @<span word="WHO">WHO</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="justifying">justifying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> & <span word="mitigate">mitigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> #<span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>."</p><p><span word="German">German</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Heiko">Heiko</span> <span word="Maas">Maas</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="account">account</span>, "<span word="Blaming">Blaming</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19."</p><p>"<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underfunded">underfunded</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span>," <span word="Maas">Maas</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> (<span word="FOPH">FOPH</span>) <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="key">key</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>."</p>
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