美國拒付世衛組織欠款

US will not pay what it owes WHO

美國拒付世衛組織欠款

The US said on Wednesday that it will not pay some $80 million it currently owes to the Geneva-based World Health Organization and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in New York.

9月2日，美國表示不會支付目前仍拖欠世界衛生組織的約8000萬美元，而會把這筆錢用於支付其在聯合國的會費。

The US plans to leave the WHO on July 6, 2021.

美國計劃在2021年7月6日退出總部位於日內瓦的世衛組織。

Under a 1948 joint resolution of the US Congress, US president had to give one-year notice of US withdrawal from the WHO and is required to pay what Washington's owes for the organization's current fiscal year.

根據美國國會1948年的一項聯合決議，美國要退出世衛組織的話須提前一年告知，並支付美國對該組織當前財政年度的欠款。

Nerissa Cook, State Department Bureau of International Organization Affairs deputy assistant secretary of state, said the US currently owes the WHO some $18 million for financial year 2019 and $62 million for financial year 2020.

主管國際組織事務的副助理國務卿內裏莎·庫克說，美國在2019財年和2020財年分別拖欠世衛組織1800萬美元和6200萬美元。

"Those together are being reprogrammed to the UN to pay the regular UN assessment," said Cook, referring to money that Washington is required to pay the United Nations in New York.

庫克稱，將把這兩筆錢一併轉移至聯合國款項，用於支付總部位於紐約的聯合國的定期評定會費，即美國應繳納的聯合國會費。