Uses of Funding

UNESCO's projects encompass a broad range of expertise in the fields of Education, Natural Sciences, Social and Human Sciences, Culture, Communication and Information. Biennial expenditures are planned in each of these Major Programmes and for Corporate Services.

    Objectives
    Results
    Geographical Scope

    Overall Plan

    Planned Expenditure (USD thousands)

    Overall Plan

    Details by Programme

    Sector Planned Expenditure (USD thousands)
    Education
    Culture
    Natural sciences
    Communication and information
    Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
    Social and human sciences
    Priority Africa and External Relations Sector
    Bureau for Digital Business Solutions

    Projects

    Projects are a sequence of budgeted activities, regardless of the source of funding, that contribute to the Organization's Outputs and must be completed within an agreed timeframe. Projects can include sub-activities and can be linked to a wider Programme.
    Note: For projects with multiple beneficiaries, the distribution of budget and expenditure figures at the beneficiary level is based on indicative percentages.
    Beneficiary Country / Region
    2210224111 Advancing Water Science for Societies in Central Asia 27,000 1,011 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Tajikistan 10,800 405
    Kazakhstan 5,400 202
    Kyrgyzstan 10,800 405
    2210225021 Strengthening Intergovernmental Water Cooperation and Capacities in Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean 101,296 34 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210225051 Brazilian capacities and public policies on water, sanitation and adaptation to climate change Brazil 20,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210231011 Improved coordination, monitoring and reporting for SIDS resilience building through UNESCO's support 97,500 2,159 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Africa 19,500 432
    Asia and the Pacific 39,000 864
    Latin America and the Caribbean 39,000 864
    2210233031 SIDS Maldives: coastal ecosystems and climate resilience. Maldives 20,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210241012 Supporting the implementation of the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science 2,096 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Global 1,593 -
    Africa 503 -
    2210244011 Asia-Pacific Strengthening Open Science Implementation mechanisms and STI policies Asia and the Pacific 26,000 21 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210244031 Women in Sciences in India and South Asia 15,000 10,768 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Bangladesh 750 538
    Bhutan 750 538
    India 11,250 8,076
    Sri Lanka 750 538
    Maldives 750 538
    Nepal 750 538
    2210251013 Promoting S-S and N-S-S research and exchange of knowledge. 45,300 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Argentina 4,530 -
    Ghana 4,530 -
    India 4,530 -
    Jamaica 4,530 -
    Cambodia 4,530 -
    Lebanon 4,530 -
    Madagascar 4,530 -
    Nigeria 4,530 -
    Eswatini 4,530 -
    Viet Nam 4,530 -
    2210251021 Enhanced capacities in novel basic science and engineering to advance the careers of young women scientists and engineers 30,700 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Ethiopia 3,070 -
    Egypt 3,070 -
    Colombia 3,070 -
    Mongolia 3,070 -
    Seychelles 3,070 -
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,070 -
    Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,070 -
    Benin 3,070 -
    Sudan 3,070 -
    South Africa 3,070 -
    2210251031 Institutional and human capacities in basic sciences through enhancing S-S and N-S-S networking opportunities through Specialized scientific hubs and research networks in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 33,000 125 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Sierra Leone 11,220 43
    Lesotho 10,890 41
    Mauritius 10,890 41
    2210253021 Strengthening Science, Technology & Innovation role in Sudan's Development Sudan 5,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210254011 Asia-Pacific capacity strengthening to produce, disseminate and apply basic science, STI engineering to advance knowledge for sustainable development Asia and the Pacific 5,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210255022 LAC institutional and human capacities in STI enhanced to advance knowledge for sustainable development Latin America and the Caribbean 17,394 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210264011 Asia-Pacific Instutional and human capacities strengthened in STEM education in a gender transformative manner for sustainable development Asia and the Pacific 5,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31