Switzerland And WHO Members Agree To 20% Rise In Contributions
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed in committee talks to raise their mandatory contributions by 20% from 2026. If the resolution is backed in the plenary session, the organisation's budget for 2026-2027 will rise to CHF4.2 billion ($5.1 billion). This content was published on May 21, 2025 - 14:47 3 minutes Keystone-SDA
“Thank you,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday, addressing member states after they backed a plan to gradually raise mandatory contributions to 50% of the organisation's core budget by 2030-2031. The decision covering 2026 and 2027 is expected to provide an interim boost of around $90 million.
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