Geneva: The Head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was all but guaranteed a second term after the procedural vote on Tuesday made it a single nomination for leadership elections in May.
The first African leader of the UN health agency said he was “very grateful for updated support”, after the WHO Executive Board held the voice of the secret ballot in agreed to his nomination as the only candidate for General Position.
“I’m really lost because of the words,” said the head who constantly said after almost all 34 members of the council, representing countries from all over the world, threw their weight behind him.
He only lost three votes: from Absentee Tonga, Afghanistan and East Timor, according to diplomatic sources.
Former Minister of Health and Overseas Ethiopia is expected to be re-elected when all 194 member countries provide their ballots in May for the next Director General.
Tedros, one of the most known figures of the global battle against Covid-19, admitted that the term five years had been “challenging and difficult”, and said it was a “great honor” to be given the opportunity to continue the fight.
Because Covid-19 exploded at the global stage more than two years ago, the 56-year-old malaria specialist had received a lot of praise because of the way he directed who through the crisis.
“We appreciate not only your leadership during this period, but also your humanity and affection,” said South Korean representative Kim Ganglip, spoke for the WHO’s Western Pacific region.
African countries have been pleased with the attention paid to the continent and in non-stop campaigns for poor countries to receive a fair share of the Covid vaccine.
The main source of opposition against Tedro has ironically comes from his own country.
The Ethiopian government has slammed his comments on the humanitarian situation in his home region, Tigray, in the grip of the 14-month conflict, and demanded that he be investigated for “violations and violations of his professional and legal responsibilities”.
Ethiopian’s position has not collected a lot of support.
Addis Ababa blocked the African Union because unanimously presented Tedros as a candidate ahead of Tuesday’s voting, but some African countries thought of 28 European countries who officially put their names.
Tedro also enjoyed support in Washington.
It marked Major about the face of the start of the pandemic, when former President Donald Trump began to attract the United States from WHO, accused him of Beijing’s doll and helped cover the initial outbreak.
Substitute Trump Joe Biden stopped the withdrawal, and the new government had voiced stronger support for Tedro who had taken sterner tones with China, demanding greater transparency around the origin of the plague.
Beijing has rebuked the head of whose head for some of the comments, but still supports his nomination.
Outside pandemic, Tedro has faced a series of criticisms, including from countries that support the second term offer, for the handling of allegations of rape and sexual violence by humanitarian workers, including employees who overcome Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Republic of Congo.
2018 and 2020.
Tedros told the council that he had been “horrified” by the reports, insisted on having “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, harassment, and harassment”.
The second term Tedro is likely to be dominated by tasks that tower high to strengthen WHO, after Covid-19 exposes its weaknesses.
“Pandemic has highlighted the challenges we face; that the world is not prepared,” he said during a hearing two hours before the voting on Tuesday.
Many countries demand significant reforms, but their levels and shapes have not been defined, with some vigilant countries stronger ones that might violate their sovereignty.
Tedro also called for a large reform of financing, the warning funds are less than responding to many crises facing all over the world.
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