国际英语资讯:Former Sri Lankan PM urges U.S. to restore funding to WHO
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 16-- <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="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="all">all</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="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colossal">colossal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="detrimental">detrimental</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Ranil">Ranil</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="reconsider">reconsider</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>, <span word="pending">pending</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thereafter">thereafter</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p>"<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="global">global</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crippled">crippled</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="ambiguous">ambiguous</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="present">present</span>," <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Consequently">Consequently</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="juncture">juncture</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span>," <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="halting">halting</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>. <span word="Enditem">Enditem</span></p>
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