WHO members agree to 20% rise in mandatory contributions

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). + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “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. Switzerland is set to increase its budget from CHF6.5 million to around CHF7 million next year. On top of that, Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider announced on Monday that the country will contribute an additional $80 million in voluntary funding for the 2025-2028 period. On Tuesday, Switzerland’s ambassador for global ...