I'm curious as to why, they, at the WHO, would assume, that the word monkey, elicits racist stigmas. Perhaps, the problem lies elsewhere and not in the word at all. I think I know what they mean, while they're actually silent about it and I think that it is their own racist overtones, which they're subconsciously hoping to erase from reality with this idiotic action. One presumes, that the WHO is populated by at least a few scientists, and if so, aren't they, the scientists, the same purveyors, of the idea, that man himself, is a relative of monkeys and the other apes? If so, and indeed, we're all just one, not so diverse, family, then what's the fuss, if onlookers see the family resemblance? It's utter rubbish and if anyone associated monkeys and the use of the word, with the alleged, aggrieved races, that person or persons, were probably all, in the employ of the WHO.  Therefore, one could infer, that the WHO, associates certain humans with monkeys, implicitly. The name change was a total deflection of that realisation and what they should have been doing in practice, was to try and kick the habit.