WHO to cut budget by a fifth following Trump withdrawal

The World Health Organization will slash its budget for 2026-27 by more than a fifth after the US withdrew, and other nations reduced, its funding.

WHO plans to cut back the scale of its projects and its workforce to tackle a funding gap of nearly $600m (£464m; €555m) this year, Reuters reported after seeing an internal memo from 28 March. WHO proposes cutting its 2026-27 budget by 21%, from $5.3bn to $4.2bn.

It had initially proposed a more modest cut, reducing spending to $4.9bn.

“Despite our best efforts, …