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
    503GLO4002 Culture|2030 Indicators: Measuring Culture in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 231,542 103,622 2020-11-01 2022-07-01
    Global 99,563 44,557
    Burkina Faso 83,355 37,304
    Viet Nam 48,624 21,761
    503RAF1001 Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future: Making positive sexual and reproductive health and education outcomes a reality for adolescents and young people in Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 31,401,092 20,465,071 2017-08-31 2022-12-31
    2210122041 Strengthening the Response to School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Guinea Bissau Guinea-Bissau 18,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    503RAF1002 Sustainability Starts with Teachers SST 2,439,301 1,169,255 2018-11-01 2022-12-31
    Angola 146,358 70,155
    Botswana 146,358 70,155
    Lesotho 146,358 70,155
    Malawi 146,358 70,155
    Mozambique 317,109 152,003
    Namibia 146,358 70,155
    Eswatini 146,358 70,155
    United Republic of Tanzania 365,895 175,388
    South Africa 146,358 70,155
    Zambia 365,895 175,388
    Zimbabwe 365,895 175,388
    503RAF2005 Strengthening STI Systems for sustainable development in Africa 2,920,877 842,084 2020-10-15 2022-12-31
    Africa 1,168,351 336,833
    Zimbabwe 292,088 84,208
    United Republic of Tanzania 292,088 84,208
    Sierra Leone 292,088 84,208
    Namibia 292,088 84,208
    Ghana 292,088 84,208
    Congo 292,088 84,208
    503RSS1000 Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training in South Sudan South Sudan 10,991,847 6,229 2021-12-06 2025-11-30
    503ZAM1001 (O3) Zambia Zambia 8,296,324 3,815,253 2019-04-01 2023-12-31
    504MLW1000 Making positive sexual and reproductive health and education outcomes a reality for young people in Malawi Malawi 3,392,686 1,268,838 2019-10-15 2023-12-31
    504MLW4000 Strengthening Institutional Capacities in Implementing the Malawi Cultural Policy in line with the UNESCO 2005 Convention on Cultural Diversity in Malawi Malawi 336,120 95,534 2021-01-01 2023-12-31
    504PAK1000 Girls' Lower Secondary Education Programme (GLSEP) in Pakistan Pakistan 2,737,670 619,759 2019-08-02 2022-07-31
    504PAL4005 "Palestine Riwaya Museum in Bethlehem (finalisation of Phase III: Completion the renovation of the Museum's space )" Palestine 1,171,555 598,361 2016-12-02 2022-12-31
    504PAL4006 Supporting the Institutional Sustainability of Al-Aqsa Mosque Centre for the Restoration of Islamic Manuscripts in Jerusalem: Phase IV: Consolidation of skills and Exit Strategy. Palestine 863,302 101,238 2020-08-01 2023-07-31
    505INT4000 Programme on Culture and Digital Technologies: An opportunity for sustainable development. Component I: Coordination and Management 1,166,300 - 2021-08-05 2026-08-04
    Arab States 699,780 -
    Africa 233,260 -
    Asia and the Pacific 116,630 -
    Latin America and the Caribbean 116,630 -
    505INT4001 Programme on Culture and Digital Technologies: An opportunity for sustainable development. Project N°1: Dive into Heritage - phase I 2,500,000 - 2021-11-05 2023-07-04
    Arab States 1,500,000 -
    Africa 1,000,000 -
    505RAB5000 Preservation and Awareness-raising of Documentary Heritage in AlUla and Saudi Arabia Arab States 2,595,850 - 2022-02-01 2024-01-31