Recent developments
In 2023, the appropriate legislative bodies approved key UNFCCC budgets for the biennium 2024-2025:
- The Conference of the Parties (COP) adopted decision 19/CP.28 on the programme budget for the biennium 2024-2025 at its 28th session held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023;
- The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) adopted decision 5/CMP.18 and therein endorsed decision 19/CP.28 as it applies to the Kyoto Protocol;
- The CMP also adopted decision 6/CMP.18 on the budget for the international transaction log (ITL) for the biennium 2024–2025;
- The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) endorsed decision 19/CP.28 at its fifth session (refer to CMA5 report para. 106);
- Supplementary requirements as well as requirements for the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process were taken note of at the COP in decision 19/CP.28. The secretariat depends on voluntary contributions to fund these requirements.
The originally proposed programme budget for the biennium 2024-2025 is contained in the following documents: FCCC/SBI/2023/2, Add.1 and Add.2. The revised work programme of the secretariat for the biennium 2024-2025 is contained inFCCC/SBI/2023/2/Add.1/Rev.1.
The updated work programme as of 1 January 2024 is contained in a document to be published soon on the respective session page.
The report on budget performance and programme delivery as at 31 December 2023 is contained in a document which will be published soon on the session page linked above.
