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
    Social and human sciences
    Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
    Priority Africa and External Relations Sector
    Bureau for Digital Business Solutions
    Coordination and monitoring of action to benefit Gender Equality

    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
    570RLA2001 Improving the resilience and halting biodiversity loss of the greater Amazon Basin 5,868,545 424,440 2020-10-12 2025-06-03
    Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,467,136 106,110
    Brazil 1,467,136 106,110
    Ecuador 1,467,136 106,110
    Peru 1,467,136 106,110
    570RLA4000 Integrated management and development of technical architecture, museologic and museographic projects and reconstruction actions and interventions for the restoration of the Paço São Cristóvão and annexe building Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro 4,806,030 1,726,764 2020-05-14 2023-12-14
    Latin America and the Caribbean 480,603 172,676
    Brazil 4,325,427 1,554,087
    570RUS1000 Transforming Teaching and Learning at Schools for Achieving SGD4: turning theory into practice with ICT Russian Federation 75,440 51,828 2019-08-27 2022-08-27
    570VIE2001 Youth and Innovation for Ocean Initiatives Viet Nam 144,999 3,989 2022-01-04 2023-12-31
    570VIE4002 Ha Noi Rethink Viet Nam 600,000 412,817 2020-09-23 2024-12-31
    570VIE4003 EMPLEMENT! Viet Nam 1,000,000 - 2021-11-05 2025-12-31
    578RAF4000 Supporting conservation and promotion of World Heritage in West and Central Africa - Rehabilitation, Research, Promotion 100,334 72,874 2016-12-08 2022-05-31
    Burkina Faso 50,167 36,437
    Cameroon 15,050 10,931
    Ghana 15,050 10,931
    Nigeria 20,067 14,575
    579GLO2001 Secondment of senior programme specialist GEBCO Global 540,315 - 2021-12-27 2024-01-31
    580GLO1001 Promoting ICT Capacity Building and Open Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies Global 520,000 160,339 2020-10-21 2023-12-31
    580GLO1002 Rethinking and Redesigning National Smart Education Strategy Global 151,565 96,457 2021-01-21 2022-12-31
    580GLO2002 Secondment of staff from China to IOC/OOS 371,535 - 2022-03-01 2024-02-29
    Global 334,382 -
    Asia and the Pacific 37,154 -
    580GLO3000 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant Global 1,000,000 199,470 2019-05-15 2023-12-31
    580RAF1006 CFIT III Higher Education in Africa Africa 7,500,000 902,220 2020-09-28 2024-09-28
    580RAF1007 CFIT III project on Exit Strategy for the Quality Teachers for EFA: Enhancing Teacher Education for Bridging the Education Quality Gap in Africa (CFIT I & II) 500,000 20,370 2021-10-19 2022-10-19
    Togo 250,000 10,185
    Zambia 250,000 10,185
    580RAF1008 CFIT II project on Quality Teachers for EFA: Enhancing Teacher Education for Bridging the Education Quality Gap in Africa Remaining Funds 346,996 70,325 2021-10-19 2022-10-18
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 86,749 17,581
    Congo 86,749 17,581
    Liberia 86,749 17,581
    Namibia 86,749 17,581