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
    2210213021 U&I Build Socio-Ecological Systems Resilience in the Arab Region Arab States 20,000 3,648 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210213041 Strengthened Protected Areas System and Integrated Ecosystem Management in Sudan Sudan 2,500 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210214021 East Asian Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks for advancing and applying science for sustainable management of natural resources, ecosystem and biodiversity conservation and restoration 65,581 11,639 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Russian Federation 9,181 1,629
    Mongolia 9,837 1,746
    Kazakhstan 9,181 1,629
    Republic of Korea 9,837 1,746
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9,181 1,629
    Japan 9,181 1,629
    China 9,181 1,629
    2210214061 Biosphere Reserve and Ecology Advancement in South Asia 25,000 261 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Bangladesh 2,500 26
    Bhutan 2,500 26
    India 10,000 104
    Sri Lanka 2,500 26
    Maldives 5,000 52
    Nepal 2,500 26
    2210214062 Biosphere Reserve and Ecology Advancement in South Asia 584 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Bhutan 58 -
    India 233 -
    Sri Lanka 58 -
    Maldives 117 -
    Nepal 58 -
    Bangladesh 58 -
    2210214071 Enhancing Knowledge Base for Disaster Resilient Societies in Central Asia 10,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Uzbekistan 1,500 -
    Tajikistan 3,500 -
    Kazakhstan 1,500 -
    Kyrgyzstan 3,500 -
    2210214081 Promoting Bio- and Geodiversity for Sustainable Societies in Central Asia 47,653 3,587 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Kyrgyzstan 14,296 1,076
    Kazakhstan 4,765 359
    Tajikistan 19,061 1,435
    Uzbekistan 9,531 717
    2210214111 Promoting LINKS for Asia and the Pacific Asia and the Pacific 39,900 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210215013 Inclusive Geological and Geoscience knowledge of LAC Member States strengthened, including for UNESCO Global Geoparks 2,965 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Latin America and the Caribbean 2,817 -
    Cabo Verde 148 -
    2210215051 Engaging and empowering youth to build a resilient environment for Disaster Risk Reduction in Haiti Haiti 15,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210215101 Geotourism for sustainable development in Mexico Mexico 3,217 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210215122 MAB Secretariat support to strategic initiatives for sustainable development and conservation in the LAC region in cooperation with the IberoMAB Network and thematic networks. 9,791 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Latin America and the Caribbean 8,812 -
    Portugal 587 -
    Spain 392 -
    2210216031 HQ EuroMAB suppport Europe and North America 25,500 278 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210216032 HQ EuroMAB suppport Europe and North America 110,295 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210221031 Supporting Member States to address hydrological challenges, extremes and water scarcity. Global 100,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31