“Unless the organization's leadership takes appropriate action, the assembly will once again exclude the vital participation of Taiwan. There is no reasonable justification for Taiwan's continued exclusion from this forum, and the United States calls upon the WHO [World Health Organization] director-general to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer at the WHA [World Health Assembly] - as it has in previous years, prior to objections registered by the government of the People's Republic of China. WHO leadership and all responsible nations should recognize that excluding the interests of 24 million people at the WHA serves only to imperil, not advance, our shared global health objectives. Taiwan is a reliable partner, a vibrant democracy and a force for good in the world, and its exclusion from the WHA would be detrimental to our collective international efforts to get the pandemic under control and prevent future health crises. We urge Taiwan's immediate invitation to the World Health Assembly.”
07 May 2021
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