Evaluation of possible contributions to the Protocol on Water and Health for the period 2026-2028,
based on the United Nations scale of assessments
Column A: Column B: Column C: Column D: Column E:
Parties* United Nations Adjusted United Adjusted scale of Adjusted scale of
scale of Nations scale of assessments applied to the assessments applied to the
assessments assessments total 3-year budget for total 3-year budget for
(percentage) (percentage) 2026-2028** (US$) 2026-2028** (US$, per
annum)
6,275,800
Albania 0.010 0.051 3,200 1,067
Azerbaijan 0.034 0.173 10,800 3,600
Belarus 0.043 0.219 13,700 4,567
Belgium 0.773 3.929 246,600 82,200
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.014 0.071 4,500 1,500
Croatia 0.088 0.447 28,100 9,367
Czechia 0.344 1.749 109,700 36,567
Estonia 0.045 0.229 14,400 4,800
Finland 0.386 1.962 123,100 41,033
France 3.858 19.610 1,230,700 410,233
Germany 5.692 28.932 1,815,700 605,233
Hungary 0.223 1.133 71,100 23,700
Latvia 0.050 0.254 15,900 5,300
Lithuania 0.081 0.412 25,800 8,600
Luxembourg 0.073 0.371 23,300 7,767
Montenegro 0.004 0.020 1,300 433
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.298 6.598 414,000 138,000
North Macedonia 0.008 0.041 2,600 867
Norway 0.653 3.319 208,300 69,433
Portugal 0.328 1.667 104,600 34,867
Republic of Moldova 0.006 0.030 1,900 633
Romania 0.358 1.820 114,200 38,067
Russian Federation 2.094 10.643 668,000 222,667
Serbia 0.040 0.203 12,800 4,267
Slovakia 0.149 0.757 47,500 15,833
Spain 1.895 9.632 604,500 201,500
Switzerland 1.029 5.230 328,200 109,400
Ukraine 0.074 0.376 23,600 7,867
Uzbekistan 0.024 0.122 7,700 2,567
Totals 19.674 100 6,275,800 2,091,933
Ref.: By its resolution 79/249 of 24 December 2024, the General Assembly adopted the scale of assessments for the
contributions of Member States to the regular budget of the United Nations for 2025, 2026 and 2027.
https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/79/249
Notes:
* Following the deposit of the instrument of accession to the Protocol on Water and Health by Kazakhstan on 5
January 2026, the Protocol will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 5 April 2026. This will entail adjustments to the
estimates of possible contributions presented herein.
** As the programme of work of the Protocol on Water and Health covers the period 2026-2028, the scale of
assessment has been applied to this entire period. Estimates for 2028 would need to be adjusted when the General
Assembly approves the new scale of assessments.
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Dear colleagues,
Please find attached a letter signed by the Chair of the Bureau of the
Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE–WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health,
Mr. Ion Șalaru of the Republic of Moldova, regarding the financing of the
Protocol’s programme of work for the period 2026–2028 by your country as
Party to the Protocol.
We would appreciate receiving your response by 27 February 2026.
Thank you very much for your attention.
Yours sincerely,
Joint secretariat
UNECE - WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health
to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary
Watercourses and International Lakes
UNECE secretariat
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 917 1032 and 71927
E-mail: <mailto:
[email protected]>
[email protected]
WHO Regional Office for Europe Secretariat
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
53113 Bonn - Germany
Tel.: +49 228 815 0404
E-mail: <mailto:
[email protected]>
[email protected]
MINISTERUL SĂNĂTĂŢII AL REPUBLICII MOLDOVA
AGENȚIA NAȚIONALĂ PENTRU SĂNĂTATE PUBLICĂ
MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
MD 2028, mun. Chişinău, str. Gh. Asachi 67A, Tel. +373 22 574 501, https://ansp.md e-mail:
[email protected] IDNO:1018601000021
07 January 2026
Excellencies,
I have the honour of writing to you following the successful seventh session of the
Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health, held in
Budapest, Hungary, on 5–7 November 2025, which your country attended as a Party to the
Protocol.
The meeting confirmed the role of the Protocol in delivering concrete and measurable
results and accelerating progress towards universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene,
linking the protection of human health with that of the environment. As emphasized by the
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in his opening statement, the work under
the Protocol “[…] has shaped policies and investments to improve access to safe water and
sanitation, prevent water-related diseases, and advance human health and inclusive
development”.
In my capacity as Chair of the Meeting of the Parties, I wish to express my gratitude
for your delegation’s active participation and contribution to the meeting, for the forward-
looking exchanges on enhancing resilience to emerging challenges in water, sanitation,
hygiene and health in the pan-European region, and for sharing your country’s achievements,
priorities and challenges.
The Protocol’s programme of work for 2026–2028, adopted by the Meeting of the
Parties, reflects the priorities, needs and areas of common interest for countries in the pan-
European region, placing particular emphasis on strengthening the resilience of water and
sanitation sectors as a unifying focus for work under the different thematic areas of work.
Mr. Andres Sutt Ms. Karmen Joller
Minister of Energy and the Minister of Social Affairs
Environment of the Republic of Estonia
of the Republic of Estonia Tallinn
Tallinn
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To enable effective implementation of the programme of work, it is essential that the
Parties to the Protocol provide the necessary financial and in-kind resources. Implementation
costs are estimated at 6.28 million US dollars for the three-year period. It is expected that
these costs will be covered by voluntary financial contributions from the Parties to the
Protocol trust funds of both UNECE and the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
In this context, I refer to the targets for financial sustainability of the work under the
Protocol on Water and Health, adopted by the Meeting of the Parties, which aim to achieve a
fair sharing of the burden of financing the implementation of the programme of work among
Parties, improve the reliability and predictability of funding, ensure full mobilization of
financial resources in an equitable manner and support a balanced implementation of all
programme areas.
I strongly encourage your country to contribute to the funding of the activities set out
in the programme of work for 2026–2028, including the staff costs of the joint secretariat
supporting their implementation. In accordance with objective 3 of the aforementioned
financial sustainability targets, which aims to ensure the equitable mobilization of financial
resources, I am attaching the United Nations scale of assessment. This may be a useful
reference to determine your country's expected level of contribution.
I kindly invite you to send information on your intended contributions by 27 February
2026 to
[email protected] and
[email protected].
I would also like to take the opportunity to inform you that I have submitted Key
messages and recommendations to strengthen resilience of water and sanitation systems for
a safer and healthier future, adopted by the Meeting of the Parties, as input to the 2026 United
Nations Water Conference (United Arab Emirates, 2–4 December 2026). I encourage your
country to actively promote the Protocol in the preparatory processes to the 2026 Water
Conference, including in the High-Level Preparatory Meeting (Dakar, 26–27 January 2026).
I look forward to receiving your response and remain,
Yours sincerely,
Ion Șalaru
Chair of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties
to the Protocol on Water and Health
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