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联合国秘书长发言人迪雅里克7月7日证实，美国已于7月6日正式通知联合国秘书长古特雷斯，将于明年7月退出世界卫生组织。这一正式的退出通知，为特朗普政府数月来持续威胁退出世卫组织的闹剧画上了句号。 这是2020年1月22日拍摄的瑞士日内瓦世界卫生组织总部外景。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普采取行动，正式宣布美国退出世界卫生组织。 The president had made his intentions clear in late May. Despite calls from the EU and others, he said he would pull out of the UN agency and redirect funds elsewhere. 特朗普总统在5月下旬就明确表示了他的意图。他不顾欧盟和其他国家的呼吁，表示美国将撤出这个联合国机构，并将资金投入到其他机构。 He has now notified the UN and Congress of his intentions, although the process could take at least a year. 他已通知联合国和美国国会，美国正式退出世卫组织，不过这个过程可能需要至少一年的时间。 Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, confirmed the US had notified it of its withdrawal, effective as of 6 July 2021. 联合国秘书长发言人斯特凡纳·迪雅里克证实，美国已通知联合国将退出世卫组织，并将于2021年7月6日生效。 Senator Robert Menendez, the leading Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, also wrote on Twitter: "Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the US from the WHO in the midst of a pandemic. | 
