WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebryesus said in Belin that the H1N1 pandemic showed that when health is at risk, everything is at risk.

Investments in WHO are therefore investments not only in protecting and promoting health, but also in more equitable, stable, and secure societies and economies.

Germany, which said it would provide at least 360 million euros (392.47 million dollars), is the biggest donor to the Geneva-based organization, together with the United States.

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