【嚴正抗議 我國未獲邀出席WHA】
第74屆「世界衛生大會」（WHA）線上會議今天(5/24)開議，我國未獲邀以觀察員身分出席。外交部吳部長及衛福部陳部長共同表達我國政府嚴正不滿的抗議立場，並強調政府及全民持續積極爭取參與的堅定決心，同時也向國際社會對我國參與的強勁支持，表達誠摯謝意。
包括WHO在內的聯合國體系一再強調「不遺漏任何人」（Leave no one behind）的崇高目標，全球防疫不應有缺口，「世界衛生組織」（WHO）秘書處卻漠視2,350萬台灣人民的健康人權，也忽視國際挺台的聲音。健康是基本人權、普世價值，作為專業國際醫衛組織，WHO應為全人類健康福祉服務，不應屈從於特定會員的政治利益。
台灣未受邀參與WHA，不僅是台灣的損失，也是世界的損失，外交部呼籲WHO堅守專業中立，摒除中國政治干預，基於維護全人類福祉及共同抗疫的考量，早日讓台灣參與WHO各項會議、機制及活動，與全球共同促進人類的健康與安全。
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MOFA would like to protest in the strongest terms its exclusion—even as an observer—from the 74th World Health Assembly which kicks off today.
MOFA Minister Joseph Wu protested the decision alongside Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, stating that the government and the people of #Taiwan will persevere in asserting their right to attend, while thanking all those in the international community who support Taiwan’s inclusion.
The UN system, including the WHO, continues to emphasize the ultimate goal of leaving no one behind, so that there might be no gap in global pandemic-prevention efforts; however the WHO ignores the rights of the 23.5 million Taiwanese people to health, as well as the international support for Taiwan’s participation. Health is a #HumanRight and as a professional organization dealing with #PublicHealth, the WHO should concern itself with the health and welfare of all mankind, instead of putting #PoliticsBeforeHealth.
Taiwan’s exclusion is not just a loss for Taiwan, but also a loss for the wider world, and MOFA asks that the WHO maintain professional neutrality, instead of ceding to political interference from the PRC.
#WHA74 #EndThisPandemic
