Member States agree to WHO’s Programme Budget for 2024-2025
Addis Ababa, May 23, 2023 (FBC) – Member States agree to the WHO’s Programme Budget for 2024-2025 and committed to a 20% increase of assessed contributions (membership fees).
During discussions in Committee A of the 76th World Health Assembly, Member States agreed the draft resolution with the proposed programme of work for the next two years, 2024-2025.
The budget to deliver on this programme was also agreed, at US$ 6.83 billion, the most ambitious to date, and which includes a historical 20% increase of assessed contributions or membership fees.
The Secretariat and the Director-General thanked Member States for the strong support for the resolution, and the confidence and trust placed in WHO.
Nearly forty Member States took the floor.
Decisions taken during the week in the Committees are subject to a final procedural step of approval by the plenary at the end of the Assembly.
It is stated that financing the programme budget is essential to ensuring that WHO with its Member States can achieve the triple billion targets.
With the increased assessed contributions, Member States will contribute US$ 1148.3 million towards this budget with their membership fees. The rest, US$ 5 685.8 million will be covered by voluntary contributions made by Member States and other contributors.
The 20% increase of assessed contributions was a commitment agreed by last year’s Health Assembly , one of the recommendations made by the Working Group on Sustainable Financing.
Other recommendations linked to WHO’S sustainable financing covering reforms on accountability, governance and financing will be further considered this week.