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The Lancet "The 73rd World Health Assembly convened virtually in May, 2020, in a climate of international dissent. Caught in the midst of tensions between the USA and China, WHO has been the target of US President Trump's attacks and of multiple grievances. In recent years, WHO has often been criticised for what it should have done or did not oversee, and for the political approach to the agency's management by its Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. WHO is not perfect. No one would deny its limitations, dysfunctions, and bureaucratic processes. However, we believe that WHO should be supported in its full mandate and its coordinating role in international health crises should be reaffirmed. The global community also needs to clarify what we can expect from this UN agency." (Photo: United States Mission Geneva/flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0