US one-year notice period for withdrawal from WHO comes to end

The required one-year notice period for the United States to leave the World Health Organization (WHO) comes to the end on Thursday.

On his first day back in the White House on Jan 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the country from the WHO.

The United Nations received the formal notice two days later.

Under the organization's charter, the withdrawal takes effect one year after the notice is given.

Christian Lindmeier, a WHO spokesperson, has recently acknowledged the United States its right to withdraw from the body.

Meanwhile, Lindmeier also noted that all the outstanding membership dues must be settled prior to departure.

According to the WHO, the United States owes the organization 260 million U.S. dollars in dues for 2024 and 2025.

US one-year notice period for withdrawal from WHO comes to end

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 5 pips to 7.0019 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan weakens to 7.0019 against USD Thursday