WHO offers Voluntary Early Retirement to Staff Amid US Withdrawal
Bengaluru: The World Health Organization is offering voluntary early retirement to staff members over 55 as part of cost-cutting measures in response to the planned exit of its largest financial contributor, the United States.
The voluntary early retirement package is being offered to staffers at all duty stations, the WHO said in a statement emailed on Friday, reports Reuters.
The scheme is intended for staff above 55, and those who accept would have to leave the agency by July 15, it said.
The WHO, which typically receives about a fifth of its overall annual funding from the U.S., has been forced to freeze hiring and initiate budget cuts ever since President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal.
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