Argentina Formally Withdraws From WHO
Argentina, under the direction of President Javier Milei, has officially pulled out of the World Health Organization (WHO).
On March 17, Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno announced that his country had completed its withdrawal from the WHO, exactly one year after it formally announced its intent to leave the global body.
In a statement on X, Quirno wrote:
Today, Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) takes effect, marking one year since the formal notification made by our country.
Argentina communicated this decision through a note addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his capacity as depositary of the WHO Constitution, on March 17, 2025. In accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the withdrawal takes effect one year after that notification was made.
Our country will continue to promote international cooperation in health through bilateral agreements and regional forums, fully safeguarding its sovereignty and its decision-making capacity in health policy matters.
In a statement posted on Instagram on February 5, 2025, when he announced Argentina’s planned withdrawal, Milei labeled the WHO “a nefarious organization” that “served as the enforcing arm of what was the greatest experiment in social control in history.” Unfortunately, in that same statement, he cited the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the sovereignty-eroding International Criminal Court, as a justification for leaving.
Argentina is the second nation to depart from the WHO, following the United States’ withdrawal under President Donald Trump, who has also announced U.S. withdrawal from dozens of other international organizations. To restore the freedom and independence of both countries, these actions must be only the beginning.
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