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
    537GLO4000 Post COVID-19 World Heritage Site Management: Integration of Conservation, Tourism and Local Livelihood Strategies at World Heritage Sites 498,590 1,760 2021-06-03 2023-06-02
    Global 64,817 229
    Latin America and the Caribbean 74,789 264
    Asia and the Pacific 119,662 422
    Africa 119,662 422
    Arab States 119,662 422
    537GLO5001 Media and Information Literacy for Youth Civic Engagement Global 200,000 113,432 2020-07-02 2022-12-31
    537INT5000 Preservation and Accessibility of Ancient Manuscripts in the Sahel 300,000 - 2021-12-24 2023-12-23
    Global 24,000 -
    Arab States 108,000 -
    Africa 168,000 -
    537NEP4000 Strengthening the Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property (Phase IV) Nepal 512,017 7,815 2021-12-03 2024-12-02
    537RAF4001 Advancing professional opportunities for young women filmmakers from Africa Africa 149,801 10,276 2019-12-09 2022-11-30
    537RAF4002 Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region 864,092 77,681 2021-06-03 2025-06-02
    Burundi 86,409 7,768
    Djibouti 77,768 6,991
    Equatorial Guinea 95,050 8,545
    Guinea-Bissau 86,409 7,768
    Liberia 86,409 7,768
    Rwanda 77,768 6,991
    Sierra Leone 86,409 7,768
    Sao Tome and Principe 95,050 8,545
    Eswatini 86,409 7,768
    South Sudan 86,409 7,768
    537RAF4003 ResiliArt Accelerator | Women's Creative Entrepreneurship in Zimbabwe Africa 181,490 - 2021-10-20 2022-10-19
    537RAF5000 Strengthening the role of judicial actors on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists in Africa Africa 380,000 134,451 2020-10-28 2022-10-27
    537RAS1004 Together 4 Peace (T4P): A Shared Commitment to Building A Peaceful and Sustainable Future in Asia-Pacific Asia and the Pacific 180,000 163,826 2019-06-07 2022-05-31
    537RAS3000 Hooked On Peace 200,000 - 2022-03-17 2024-09-16
    Asia and the Pacific 124,000 -
    Bangladesh 76,000 -
    537RAS4000 Mobilizing film professionals for regional cooperation in Asia 600,000 264,958 2019-08-14 2023-08-13
    Asia and the Pacific 204,000 90,086
    Indonesia 132,000 58,291
    Thailand 132,000 58,291
    Viet Nam 132,000 58,291
    537RAS5000 Building Capacity for the Monitoring and Preservation of Documentary Heritage at Risk in Southeast Asia Asia and the Pacific 101,052 32,856 2020-07-13 2022-12-11
    537RLA2000 Capacity Building for DRR in the Built Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean 900,000 172,301 2020-05-04 2023-05-03
    537RLA4000 SIDS Capacity Building Project: Safeguarding Heritage in the Caribbean through Developing Sustainable Tourism Strategies Latin America and the Caribbean 230,000 146,566 2019-09-12 2022-09-11
    538GLO2000 UNESCO Earth support network Global 1,304,023 259,132 2020-12-01 2023-12-31