WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: Collected

GENEVA, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The World Health Organization chief warned 
Tuesday that the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the UN 
health agency was dangerous for the United States and the rest of the world 
alike.

With the US withdrawal from the WHO officially due to take effect next week, 
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the move is "a loss for the 
United States and it's also a loss for the rest of the world", adding that it 
"makes the US unsafe... and makes the rest of the world unsafe".