{"id":9320,"date":"2020-11-12T13:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/how-people-around-the-world-see-the-world-health-organizations-initial-coronavirus-response\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:44:03","slug":"how-people-around-the-world-see-the-world-health-organizations-initial-coronavirus-response","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/11\/12\/how-people-around-the-world-see-the-world-health-organizations-initial-coronavirus-response\/","title":{"rendered":"How people around the world see the World Health Organization\u2019s initial coronavirus response"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FT_20.11.10_WHO_covid-Featured-image.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus leaves a ceremony in Geneva for the restarting of the city's Jet d'Eau fountain in June 2020. The fountain had been shut off due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. (Fabrice Coffrini\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-379836\" \/><figcaption>World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus leaves a ceremony in Geneva for the restarting of the city&#8217;s Jet d&#8217;Eau fountain in June 2020. The fountain had been shut off due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. (Fabrice Coffrini\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The World Health Organization (WHO) has played a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-who-was-built-to-guard-global-health-it-was-too-weak-for-coronavirus-11598625537\">controversial role<\/a> in the global response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topics\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\/\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>. U.S. President Donald Trump has accused the organization of being too close to China and moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-53327906\">withdraw the United States from it<\/a>. At the same time, the WHO is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/06-11-2020-who-icmra-joint-statement-on-the-need-for-improved-global-regulatory-alignment-on-covid-19-medicines-and-vaccines\">helping coordinate the international rollout<\/a> of potential vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the WHO holds its 73rd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/about\/governance\/world-health-assembly\/seventy-third-world-health-assembly\">World Health Assembly<\/a> \u2013 remotely this year, due to the pandemic \u2013 here is a look at how people in 14 advanced economies viewed the organization&#8217;s initial COVID-19 response, based on surveys conducted in June through August by Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"is-style-alternate wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible js-react-collapsible is-style-alternate\" data-title=\"How we did this\" data-style=\"is-style-alternate\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis focuses on how people in 14 advanced economies viewed the World Health Organization\u2019s response to the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analysis is based on nationally representative surveys of 14,276 adults conducted from June 10 to Aug. 3, 2020. (It\u2019s important to note that this was a time when the pandemic appeared to be receding across Europe and much of the U.S.) Surveys were conducted over the phone with adults in the U.S., Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/PG_2020.09.15_U.S.-Image_TOPLINE.pdf\">the questions used<\/a> for this report, along with responses, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methodology\/international-survey-research\/international-methodology\/all-survey\/all-country\/all-year\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study was conducted in countries where nationally representative telephone surveys are feasible. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/04\/30\/the-coronavirus-pandemics-impact-on-pew-research-centers-global-polling\/\">face-to-face interviewing is not currently possible<\/a> in many parts of the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In most surveyed countries, majorities approved of the WHO\u2019s handling of the pandemic, though there were some notable exceptions.<\/strong> A median of 63% of adults across 14 nations said this summer that the WHO had done a good job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. In 12 of these countries, half or more thought the WHO had managed the pandemic well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan and South Korea \u2013 two <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/map.html\">early hotspots for the virus<\/a> \u2013 were notable outliers. Only about a fifth of South Koreans (19%) and a quarter of Japanese (24%) were convinced the WHO had dealt with the pandemic well. In May, South Korean President Moon Jae-In pushed for the organization to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-who-southkorea\/south-korea-calls-for-giving-who-teeth-in-face-of-new-diseases-idUSKBN22U1FC\">be tougher on member nations<\/a>, particularly with regard to sharing data about the virus. And Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/08\/world\/asia\/trump-who-coronavirus-china.html\">panned the organization<\/a> for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/02\/world\/who-china-coronavirus.html?action=click&amp;module=RelatedLinks&amp;pgtype=Article\">close ties to China<\/a>, a nation viewed negatively by <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2020\/10\/06\/unfavorable-views-of-china-reach-historic-highs-in-many-countries\/\">nearly nine-in-ten Japanese<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16009\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/11\/12\/how-people-around-the-world-see-the-world-health-organizations-initial-coronavirus-response\/ft_2020-11-12_viewsofwho_01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d9ddd6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d9ddd6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"485\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?w=640\" alt=\"How people in 14 countries saw COVID-19 responses by key nations, organizations\" class=\"wp-image-16009 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=768,582 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=1024,776 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=534,405 534w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=200,152 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=260,197 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=310,235 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=420,318 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=640,485 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=740,561 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=160,121 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_01.png?resize=320,243 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>People in most surveyed countries were more likely to approve of their <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2020\/08\/27\/most-approve-of-national-response-to-covid-19-in-14-advanced-economies\/\">own nation\u2019s handling of the pandemic<\/a> than the WHO\u2019s response.<\/strong> But that wasn\u2019t the case everywhere. In Sweden, Belgium, France and the U.S., similar shares said their country and the WHO had done a good job. Elsewhere, more said the WHO had handled the outbreak well than said the same of their own country. (The survey was conducted in summer, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/coronavirus-italy-protests\/a-55417951\">a second surge in coronavirus cases<\/a> began across Europe.) In the UK, fewer than half (46%) said their own country had done a good job dealing with the virus, but 64% said the same about the WHO. Similarly, in Spain, 54% said their country had dealt with the virus well, but two-thirds said the same of the WHO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Americans have grown slightly more positive about the WHO\u2019s handling of the pandemic.<\/strong> Only 53% of Americans said this summer that the organization had handled the outbreak well, but that represented <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/06\/11\/americans-views-on-world-health-organization-split-along-partisan-lines-as-trump-calls-for-u-s-to-withdraw\/\">an increase since the spring<\/a>, when only 46% said this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16004\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/11\/12\/how-people-around-the-world-see-the-world-health-organizations-initial-coronavirus-response\/ft_2020-11-12_viewsofwho_02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d8dbd9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d8dbd9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"271\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?w=310\" alt=\"Americans\u2019 assessments of WHO\u2019s COVID-19 response grew more positive\" class=\"wp-image-16004 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?resize=300,262 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?resize=463,405 463w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?resize=200,175 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?resize=260,227 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?resize=310,271 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?resize=420,367 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?resize=160,140 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_02.png?resize=320,280 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats and independents who lean Democratic were more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to assess the WHO\u2019s pandemic response positively. Seven-in-ten Democrats said the organization had done a good job dealing with the outbreak, compared with only 32% of Republicans. There was a similar partisan divide in the spring, but the share of Democrats who rated the WHO\u2019s response positively increased by 8 percentage points by summer (from 62% to 70%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16017\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/11\/12\/how-people-around-the-world-see-the-world-health-organizations-initial-coronavirus-response\/ft_2020-11-12_viewsofwho_03a-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeefee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeefee;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"615\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?w=310\" alt=\"Those with a favorable opinion of the UN more likely to see the WHO\u2019s response to the pandemic positively\" class=\"wp-image-16017 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=151,300 151w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=516,1024 516w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=204,405 204w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=200,397 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=260,516 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=310,615 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=420,833 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=160,317 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_03a.png?resize=320,635 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In all surveyed nations, those who have a favorable opinion of the United Nations were more likely to think the WHO \u2013 which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/youthenvoy\/2013\/09\/who-world-health-organisation\/\">part of the UN<\/a> \u2013 had done a good job dealing with the virus.<\/strong> In Australia, for example, 69% of adults with a favorable view of the UN saw the WHO\u2019s handling of the pandemic as effective, compared with only 26% of those with an unfavorable opinion of the UN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some countries, including the U.S., political ideology and support for political parties were also connected with views of the WHO. In half the countries surveyed, those on the left of the ideological spectrum were more likely than those on the right to think the WHO had handled the pandemic well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-200-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16013\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/11\/12\/how-people-around-the-world-see-the-world-health-organizations-initial-coronavirus-response\/ft_2020-11-12_viewsofwho_04a-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae9e7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae9e7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" height=\"519\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?w=200\" alt=\"Women saw WHO\u2019s handling of the pandemic more positively than men\" class=\"wp-image-16013 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png 400w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?resize=116,300 116w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?resize=395,1024 395w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?resize=156,405 156w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?resize=200,519 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?resize=260,674 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?resize=310,804 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?resize=123,320 123w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/ft_2020.11.12_viewsofWHO_04a.png?resize=247,640 247w\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, Europeans who support left-wing populist parties were more likely to think the WHO had done a good job managing the outbreak when compared with those who do not support these parties. Conversely, supporters of some right-wing populist parties were less likely than nonsupporters to think the organization\u2019s response to the coronavirus outbreak had been effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In most surveyed countries, women and younger adults were more likely to say the WHO had handled the virus well.<\/strong> The gender divide was largest in Italy, where two-thirds of women said this summer that the organization had been effective in dealing with the pandemic, compared with fewer than half of men (44%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, in nine countries, adults ages 18 to 29 were more likely than those 50 and older to say the WHO had done a good job dealing with the outbreak. For example, in the U.S., 68% of younger adults said the WHO\u2019s response to the outbreak had been effective, compared with only 49% of older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/PG_2020.09.15_U.S.-Image_TOPLINE.pdf\">the questions used<\/a> for this report, along with responses, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methodology\/international-survey-research\/international-methodology\/all-survey\/all-country\/all-year\">methodology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a look at how people in 14 advanced economies viewed the organization, based on surveys conducted in June through 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