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    WHO pleads for 20% funding increase as some countries push back

    While WHO member states agreed to a 20% increase in assessed contributions for 2024-2025, “no consensus was reached” on increases in future years, according to China, which provides the second-largest membership dues to WHO after the U.S.

    By Jenny Lei Ravelo // 05 February 2025

    The World Health Organization may not only be losing funding from its biggest contributor but also from a potential increase in much-needed flexible funding from its member state countries.

    In 2022, WHO member states acknowledged the importance of assessed contributions — fully flexible dues paid by member states — for the organization's sustainable financing. They set an aspirational goal to gradually increase these contributions, aiming to reach $2.182 billion by 2029 or 2030.

    WHO member states approved an initial 20% increase in member dues in 2023, and the organization is now proposing another 20% increase of $229.6 million for 2026-2027. However, some member states have expressed reservations over the proposal.

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      Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

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