This document contains performance data for all objectives presented in the updated work programme of the secretariat for the biennium 2020–2021. It also provides details of the outputs delivered by the secretariat. It should be considered in conjunction with document FCCC/SBI/2022/3, which contains the report on budget performance and programme delivery for the biennium 2020–2021 as at 31 December 2021.

Throughout 2020–2021, in which the coronavirus disease 2019 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. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow was the first to be held in person since the start of the pandemic and saw the adoption of the Glasgow Climate Pact and the conclusion of the Paris Agreement rule book.