President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization.

President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder.

The move to exit the WHO is historic and controversial. The U.S. has long been the most generous provider of humanitarian assistance.

President Trump is making good on his pre-election pledge to withdraw from the World Health Organization. He signed an executive action in the Oval Office Monday night to the process for terminating U.S. membership in the U.N. agency that oversees global health issues.

The newly inaugurated president has announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.

U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20,

President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization for a second time, the White House announced late Monday. The day-one executive order fulfills Trump's campaign promise to reject global institutions.