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
    513RER4003 World Heritage online map platform Europe and North America 296,306 41,918 2021-10-01 2023-01-31
    513RLA2025 EBM MPR - Ecosystem-based solutions for coastal and marine sustainability in the Southeast Pacific 50,000 23,252 2020-05-12 2022-09-30
    Chile 16,500 7,673
    Ecuador 17,000 7,906
    Peru 16,500 7,673
    513RLA2026 Nature-based solutions for marine and coastal biosphere reserves 50,000 46,908 2020-05-12 2022-05-30
    Peru 16,500 15,480
    Ecuador 17,000 15,949
    Chile 16,500 15,480
    513SAF2003 Addressing Climate Risk and Building Adaptive Capacity in South Africa's Biosphere Reserves: Towards Sustainable Water and Ecosystem Management South Africa 1,743,133 152,378 2021-01-01 2023-12-31
    514CUB4002 Old Square Project: Promoting culture and sustainable development within the framework of the celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Historic Centre of Old Havana and its Fortification System Cuba 250,000 10,287 2021-02-01 2023-01-31
    514GLO4011 Culture|2030 Indicators: Thematic indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda: Measuring Culture in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 200,000 93,444 2020-10-05 2022-11-30
    Global 100,000 46,722
    Colombia 50,000 23,361
    Philippines 50,000 23,361
    514INT2001 Training and improvement of biosphere reserves in Latin America and Africa to meet the MAB Excellence Strategy and to fulfil the criteria of the Statutory Framework of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves 250,000 60,231 2020-09-14 2022-12-31
    Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 82,500 19,876
    Ecuador 27,500 6,625
    Guatemala 27,500 6,625
    Honduras 27,500 6,625
    Nicaragua 55,000 13,251
    Senegal 30,000 7,228
    514INT2002 GEO-Schemas 200,000 19,507 2021-01-11 2023-01-10
    Arab States 80,000 7,803
    Latin America and the Caribbean 120,000 11,704
    514INT4004 Protecting Underwater Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development 150,000 2,103 2021-01-01 2022-12-31
    Asia and the Pacific 19,500 273
    Latin America and the Caribbean 130,500 1,830
    514MLI5000 Promotion du patrimoine documentaire du Mali Mali 150,000 105,699 2020-08-31 2022-06-30
    514PER4003 Technical assistance to the Heritage and Historical Cities Network of Peru for building resilience and gender approach Peru 138,866 117,544 2021-02-01 2022-07-31
    514RAF2006 Invasive alien species and other ocean stressors: Furthering the scientific knowledge and capacity basis in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem 184,524 71,779 2021-07-01 2023-06-30
    Senegal 23,988 9,331
    Mauritania 23,988 9,331
    Morocco 23,988 9,331
    Guinea-Bissau 23,988 9,331
    Guinea 23,988 9,331
    Gambia 23,988 9,331
    Spain 16,607 6,460
    Cabo Verde 23,988 9,331
    514RLA4004 Safeguarding the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Latin-America and the Caribbean. A Project in the framework of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001) Latin America and the Caribbean 210,000 182,561 2017-02-27 2022-12-31
    516GLO1002 Activating ESD for 2030 Global 1,417,000 215,994 2021-01-19 2024-01-18
    517DRC2002 Yangambi BR Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,888,492 20,865 2021-12-16 2023-06-30