The work programme of the secretariat for the biennium 2024–2025 outlines the core budget, supplementary and other resources required by the secretariat to implement its mandates and achieve the stated objectives and expected results. A fully integrated budget across all funding sources is presented by division and objective, and all outputs and accomplishments expected to be delivered are documented.

 It is the first biennium in which the Paris Agreement will be fully operational and actions taken in this biennium will determine whether the world has a chance to reach the goals and objectives of the Paris Agreement. To make sufficient progress by 2030 in accordance with science, the UNFCCC process must deliver significant outcomes in the biennium 2024–2025. In 2024, the secretariat must be resourced to support Parties in responding to the outcomes of the first global stocktake. In the same year, an agreement on a new collective quantified goal on finance to support enhanced climate action is due. In parallel, the secretariat will be required to engage in course correction of the collective action by enhancing the accountability of Parties and non-Party stakeholders. In 2025, the secretariat will proactively support Parties in meeting their commitment to ratchet up ambition in the next round of nationally determined contributions.

The work programme should be considered in conjunction with document FCCC/SBI/2023/2, which presents the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2024–2025, and document FCCC/SBI/2023/2/Add.2, which presents the proposed budget for the international transaction log.