World Health Organization ‘regrets’ Trump decision to withhold funding
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The World Health Organization (WHO) regrets the U.S. decision to
withdraw funding from the organization, its director-general said
Wednesday.
“The United States of America has been a long-standing and generous friend of the WHO, and we hope it will continue to be so,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference. “We regret the decision of the president of the United States to order a halt in the funding to the WHO.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) regrets the U.S. decision to withdraw funding from the organization, its director-general said Wednesday.
“The United States of America has been a long-standing and generous friend of the WHO, and we hope it will continue to be so,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference. “We regret the decision of the president of the United States to order a halt in the funding to the WHO.”
The United States is the WHO’s largest single donor, contributing between $400 million and $500 million annually to the Geneva-based agency in recent years.
These are racist comments. He has said things like this before when he talked about Nigerians who won't go back to live in huts and he talked about Haitians who bring AIDS to the United States. These are all confirmations of what a lot of people have long suspected - that he harbours racism
Rupert Colville, spokesman of the UN human rights office, said: "You
cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as shitholes ... I'm
sorry, but there's no other word one can use but racist."
Colville added the story wasn't "just a story about vulgar language, it's about opening the door to humanity's worst side".
The African Union said it was "frankly alarmed".
"Given the historical reality of how many Africans arrived in the United States as slaves, this statement flies in the face of all accepted behaviour and practice," said AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo.
Haiti's government said Trump's reported comments shows a "racist view of the Haitian community", while El Salvador sent a formal letter of protest to the US saying Trump had "implicitly" accepted the use of "harsh terms detrimental to the dignity of El Salvador and other countries".
He later tweeted that he has "never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously a very poor and troubled country".
But Dick Durbin, a Democratic senator who attended the meeting, disputed Trump's account.
"He said these hate-filled things and he said them repeatedly," Durbin told reporters.
Trump questioned why the US should accept more immigrants from Haiti, Durbin said, adding that "shitholes" was the "exact word" the US leader used to describe countries in Africa.
The White House did not directly challenge the authenticity of Trump's comments, but issued a statement saying: "Certain Washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries, but President Trump will always fight for the American people."
Civil added: "We [Haitians] demand that Donald Trump apologise [to] the entire African continent, as well as before Haiti, a country whose blood has been used by ancestors who have used their minds and bodies to liberate the United States itself from slavery".
South Africa's ruling ANC party said Trump's comments were "extremely offensive", with a spokeswoman saying the party would never deign to make such derogatory remarks.
Morocco-based Africa analyst Adama Gaye told Al Jazeera: "Trump has shown a continuous display of racism towards Africa [and people from poor nations]."
Abdulsalam Kayode, a resident of the Nigeria's capital Lagos, told Al Jazeera that the US president's comments are "not unexpected from somebody of this nature [because] we already know this kind of person".
Commenting on the invitation to Norwegians, Washington DC-based political analyst Bill Schneider told Al Jazeera: "That's the racist element. Norwegians are white, they're northern Europeans. He was referring earlier, in his vulgar comment, to [people of] African descent.
"These are racist comments. He has said things like this before when he talked about Nigerians who won't go back to live in huts and he talked about Haitians who bring AIDS to the United States. These are all confirmations of what a lot of people have long suspected - that he harbours racism."
Many took to social media to condemn the president, including members of his own Republican party.
Republican politician Mia Love, who is of Haitian descent, said: "The president's comments are unkind, divisive, elitist and fly in the face of our nation's values."
Democratic State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry said on Twitter: "I have to first express how demoralising & upsetting it is to have to register my outrage again and again over hateful remarks made by my own president."
She then posted a statement saying: "I'm very disappointed in us, the people of the United States, who saw fit to elect an ignorant, mean-spirited, white supremacist to the most powerful office in the world."
Writer Wajahat Ali said in a tweet: "In just 11 days, Trump has insulted Pakistan, a country of 200 million, Haiti (11 million), El Salvador (6 million), the entire continent of Africa (which is not a country & has 1.2 billion) & millions of Americans. So, about 1.5 billion people. 20% of the world. Week isn't over."
Meanwhile, a Norwegian - @Shkurten - publicly rejected Trump's offer to move to the US, saying: "I live in Norway and would never move to USA. We have health care, free higher education, 5 weeks vacation, 8 hours work a day. No thanks Trump."
“The United States of America has been a long-standing and generous friend of the WHO, and we hope it will continue to be so,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference. “We regret the decision of the president of the United States to order a halt in the funding to the WHO.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) regrets the U.S. decision to withdraw funding from the organization, its director-general said Wednesday.
“The United States of America has been a long-standing and generous friend of the WHO, and we hope it will continue to be so,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference. “We regret the decision of the president of the United States to order a halt in the funding to the WHO.”
The United States is the WHO’s largest single donor, contributing between $400 million and $500 million annually to the Geneva-based agency in recent years.
Trump's 'shithole' remarks spur international anger
US president referred to El Salvador, Haiti and Africa as 'shithole countries' in conversation about immigration.
International organisations including the UN and
African Union, politicians and people from African countries and
Caribbeans are outraged over US President Donald Trump's latest racist remarks.
The president criticised immigration to his country from El Salvador, Haiti and the African continent, by calling the group "shithole countries", according to the US media.
"Why are we having all these people from shithole
countries come here?" Trump asked at a meeting with congress members at
the White House, reports said on Thursday, citing people with knowledge
on the conversation.
Trump suggested the US should instead focus its immigrant entry policy on countries such as Norway.These are racist comments. He has said things like this before when he talked about Nigerians who won't go back to live in huts and he talked about Haitians who bring AIDS to the United States. These are all confirmations of what a lot of people have long suspected - that he harbours racism
Bill Schneider, Washington, DC-based political analyst
Colville added the story wasn't "just a story about vulgar language, it's about opening the door to humanity's worst side".
The African Union said it was "frankly alarmed".
"Given the historical reality of how many Africans arrived in the United States as slaves, this statement flies in the face of all accepted behaviour and practice," said AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo.
Haiti's government said Trump's reported comments shows a "racist view of the Haitian community", while El Salvador sent a formal letter of protest to the US saying Trump had "implicitly" accepted the use of "harsh terms detrimental to the dignity of El Salvador and other countries".
Tough language
Trump denied the racist remarks, tweeting on Friday that the language he used "was tough, but this was not the language used", as he called for a "merit-based system of immigration and people who take our country to the next level".He later tweeted that he has "never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously a very poor and troubled country".
But Dick Durbin, a Democratic senator who attended the meeting, disputed Trump's account.
"He said these hate-filled things and he said them repeatedly," Durbin told reporters.
Trump questioned why the US should accept more immigrants from Haiti, Durbin said, adding that "shitholes" was the "exact word" the US leader used to describe countries in Africa.
The White House did not directly challenge the authenticity of Trump's comments, but issued a statement saying: "Certain Washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries, but President Trump will always fight for the American people."
'Extremely offensive'
Rene Civil, an activist in Haiti, said that Trump is "destabilising, a president who uses vulgar words, who is unacceptable".Civil added: "We [Haitians] demand that Donald Trump apologise [to] the entire African continent, as well as before Haiti, a country whose blood has been used by ancestors who have used their minds and bodies to liberate the United States itself from slavery".
South Africa's ruling ANC party said Trump's comments were "extremely offensive", with a spokeswoman saying the party would never deign to make such derogatory remarks.
Morocco-based Africa analyst Adama Gaye told Al Jazeera: "Trump has shown a continuous display of racism towards Africa [and people from poor nations]."
Abdulsalam Kayode, a resident of the Nigeria's capital Lagos, told Al Jazeera that the US president's comments are "not unexpected from somebody of this nature [because] we already know this kind of person".
Commenting on the invitation to Norwegians, Washington DC-based political analyst Bill Schneider told Al Jazeera: "That's the racist element. Norwegians are white, they're northern Europeans. He was referring earlier, in his vulgar comment, to [people of] African descent.
"These are racist comments. He has said things like this before when he talked about Nigerians who won't go back to live in huts and he talked about Haitians who bring AIDS to the United States. These are all confirmations of what a lot of people have long suspected - that he harbours racism."
Many took to social media to condemn the president, including members of his own Republican party.
Republican politician Mia Love, who is of Haitian descent, said: "The president's comments are unkind, divisive, elitist and fly in the face of our nation's values."
Democratic State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry said on Twitter: "I have to first express how demoralising & upsetting it is to have to register my outrage again and again over hateful remarks made by my own president."
She then posted a statement saying: "I'm very disappointed in us, the people of the United States, who saw fit to elect an ignorant, mean-spirited, white supremacist to the most powerful office in the world."
I have to first express how demoralizing & upsetting it is to have to register my outrage again and again over hateful remarks made by my own president. #Haiti #MAPoli
Writer Wajahat Ali said in a tweet: "In just 11 days, Trump has insulted Pakistan, a country of 200 million, Haiti (11 million), El Salvador (6 million), the entire continent of Africa (which is not a country & has 1.2 billion) & millions of Americans. So, about 1.5 billion people. 20% of the world. Week isn't over."
In just 11 days, Trump has insulted Pakistan, a country of 200 million, Haiti (11 million), El Salvador (6 million), the ENTIRE CONTINENT OF AFRICA (which is not a country & has 1.2 billion) & millions of Americans. So, about 1.5 billion people. 20% of the world. Week isn't over.
Trump apparently wants more Norwegians and fewer people from ”shithole” countries in Africa. You know what’s a real shithole? Trump’s goddamned mouth.
I live in Norway and would never move to USA. We have health care, free higher education, 5 weeks vacation, 8 hours work a day. No thanks Trump
Meanwhile, a Norwegian - @Shkurten - publicly rejected Trump's offer to move to the US, saying: "I live in Norway and would never move to USA. We have health care, free higher education, 5 weeks vacation, 8 hours work a day. No thanks Trump."
Trump apparently wants more Norwegians and fewer people from ”shithole” countries in Africa. You know what’s a real shithole? Trump’s goddamned mouth.
I live in Norway and would never move to USA. We have health care, free higher education, 5 weeks vacation, 8 hours work a day. No thanks Trump
Shannon Watts, an activist working to end gun violence, tweeted:
"Trump's guide to diversity. Africa: Array of shithole countries.
Haitians: Have AIDS. Nigerians: Live in huts. Puerto Ricans: Lazy. Black
Americans: Ingrates. Mexicans: Criminals and rapists. Muslims: Evil
terrorists. Women: Treat them like shit. White supremacists: VERY FINE
PEOPLE."
Trump's guide to diversity
Africa: Array of shithole countries
Haitians: Have AIDS
Nigerians: Live in huts
Puerto Ricans: Lazy
Black Americans: Ingrates
Mexicans: Criminals and rapists
Muslims: Evil terrorists
Women: Treat them like shit
White supremacists: VERY FINE PEOPLE
Africa: Array of shithole countries
Haitians: Have AIDS
Nigerians: Live in huts
Puerto Ricans: Lazy
Black Americans: Ingrates
Mexicans: Criminals and rapists
Muslims: Evil terrorists
Women: Treat them like shit
White supremacists: VERY FINE PEOPLE
