WHO Membership Questions from Last Week

So, apparently, the only countries that aren’t members of the WHO are: Kosovo and Taiwan, and, weirdly enough, Lichtenstein. With regard to Kosovo, it hasn’t stopped the WHO from doing interventions there, but on the other hand, China has strong-armed the WHO into denying Taiwan’s doctors and hospitals access to information. Non-UN members (Niue and the Cook Islands) have been admitted, and non-governing areas like Puerto Rico and Tokelau have been allowed membership under an associate status. Furthermore, other members can be admitted as observers, like the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Vatican City.

Apparently though, the WHO does have problems when involved with countries that are disputed, such as Western Sahara. No clue on how they’d respond to health threats on the Principality of Sealand, the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands, or other micronations.