It freezes recruitment and reduces travel in response to the withdrawal of the organization’s largest financier, according to Politico.
“As you know, the United States of America. We are sorry for this decision and we hope that the new government will review it, “said General Manager Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to staff in an email sent on Thursday night. “This announcement has made our financial situation more acute and we know that it has raised significant concern and uncertainty in its workforce,” he added.
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In response, the who “freezes recruitment, except for the most critical areas” and “significantly reduces travel costs”.
All meetings should now be fully virtual, unless there are excellent circumstances.
At the same time, missions for providing technical support to countries should be “limited to the most necessary”.
Other measures include restrictions on replacing IT equipment, renegotiation of important contracts and suspending office renovations and capital investment, unless necessary for safety or cost reasons.
