The “shameful defeat of Russia” in the arena of the World Health Organization. The first such vote in decades
On Friday, Russia failed to prevent Ukraine from joining the WHO’s executive board, which also includes North Korea. For the first time in decades, the World Health Assembly, at its 76th session in Geneva, had to organize a vote.
Ten countries join the Executive Council from For three-year terms, they are usually elected to the bloc by acclamation. However, because of the actions I took Russia Attempts to prevent Ukraine Access to this forum of 34 member states, which plays an important role in the governance of the WHO, had to take a vote for the first time since 1977.
The result of the vote was in favor of Ukraine. The candidates, nominated by each of the six WHO regions, were elected by 123 votes to 13 abstentions.
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“Today’s vote marks a catastrophic defeat for Russia, which has failed in its reckless attempts to undermine the authority of the WHO regional commissions and disrupt the work of the World Health Assembly and the WHO Executive Board,” said Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Yevgenia. flippenko.
“Health should not be politicized. The World Health Organization should function normally. France congratulates Ukraine, which, along with nine other countries, was elected to the Executive Council, despite Russia’s attempts to obstruct it,” the French representative wrote on Twitter.
North Korea is on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization
He was the Southeast Asian region candidate north korea, which, thanks to the vote, also got into the Executive Council. This caused discontent with the United States, whose representative tried to make everyone aware of the violations human rights by the Pyongyang regime.
In addition to Ukraine and North Korea, Australia, Barbados, Cameroon, Comoros, Lesotho, Qatar, Switzerland and Togo have joined the WHO Executive Board.
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