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The Latest: Delegates approve 16% increase to WHO budget
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A woman wearing a face mask stands in front of mural of people wearing face masks to spread awareness for the prevention of the coronavirus in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Friday, May 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
GENEVA Member countries of the World Health Organization have approved an “ambitious increase” in the budget for the U.N. health agency at a meeting, with some noting that WHO’s chronic underfunding cripples its ability to protect global health.
Delegates at the World Health Assembly on Thursday approved a 16% increase to WHO’s proposed budget for the next two years, setting it at about $6.1 billion.
The Latest: US taking very close look at vaccine passports
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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks with the media outside of the Little Haiti Cultural Center, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Miami. Mayorkas met with community leaders following the announcement of a new 18-month designation for Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
WASHINGTON Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the government is taking “a very close look” at the possibility of vaccine passports for travel into and out of the United States.
As head of the Department of Homeland Security, Mayorkas oversees the Transportation Security Administration, which safeguards the nation’s transportation systems.
The Latest: Delegates approve 16% increase to WHO budget
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