WHO faces finances cuts and workforce discount amid funding disaster

Confronted with a funding shortfall of almost USD600 million this yr, the WHO has acknowledged that it has little selection however to curtail its operations and workforce. The organisation plans to implement job cuts, notably on the senior management stage at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Nonetheless, the reductions will prolong throughout all ranges and areas, affecting a large spectrum of personnel.

In response to WHO data, Geneva hosts over 1 / 4 of the organisation’s 9,473 employees members. To navigate the monetary shortfall, the WHO has began reprioritising its work and has imposed a one-year restrict on employees contracts, as outlined in a separate inner memo dated 10 March.

The organisation can also be actively in search of extra funding from member states, non-public donors, and philanthropists to mitigate the affect of the finances constraints.

A last resolution on the way to allocate assets and prioritise actions is anticipated by the top of April. In the meantime, the WHO has but to supply an official response to queries relating to these developments.