This document on the budget performance for 2020 should be considered in conjunction with document FCCC/SBI/2021/INF.1, which will provide information on the status of contributions as at 31 December 2020, and the addendum to this document, which provides an assessment of progress against performance indicators and targets, as well as details of the outputs planned for and delivered in 2020. In accordance with the results-based approach, this document informs Parties of the results achieved and budget spent as at 31 December 2020. In addition, it contains information on the status of all trust funds and special accounts administered by the secretariat and on human resources, and a detailed report on programme delivery.

Throughout 2020, in which the pandemic significantly affected the UNFCCC calendar of meetings, the secretariat worked closely with the presiding officers of the governing and subsidiary bodies and the governing bodies Bureau to minimize disruptions to and maximize progress in the UNFCCC process.

As at 31 December 2020, total expenditure in 2020 amounted to EUR 57.6 million, representing 68 per cent of the total budgets for 2020, while core budget expenditure stood at 78 per cent.