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
    2210552051 Supporting awareness raising on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in Namibia Namibia 3,000 69 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210552061 Strengthening the capacities of Southern African Member States and civil society to protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions through dynamic and inclusive cultural and creative industries 42,000 6,228 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Botswana 4,620 685
    Lesotho 4,620 685
    Malawi 4,620 685
    Mozambique 4,620 685
    Namibia 4,620 685
    Eswatini 4,620 685
    South Africa 4,620 685
    Zambia 4,620 685
    Zimbabwe 5,040 747
    2210553011 Support the implementation of measures to promote the creative economy and strengthen Palestinian cultural and creative industries Palestine 10,000 1,778 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210553021 Protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions in the GCC countries and Yemen 10,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    United Arab Emirates 1,000 -
    Bahrain 1,000 -
    Kuwait 1,000 -
    Qatar 2,000 -
    Saudi Arabia 1,000 -
    Yemen 4,000 -
    2210553031 Raising awareness and strengthening capacities in Lebanon to protect and promote the cultural and creative industries Lebanon 12,000 3,034 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210554011 Understaningn multiple policy dimensions of the diversity of cultural expressions 10,000 577 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Indonesia 6,000 346
    Malaysia 1,000 58
    Philippines 1,000 58
    Timor-Leste 2,000 115
    2210554021 Encouraging Sri Lanka for the ratification of 2005 Convention and India for the adoption of the 2005 Convention Monitoring Framework 13,000 2,203 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    India 7,800 1,322
    Sri Lanka 5,200 881
    2210554031 Development of policies and measures to promote the diversity of cultural expressions in East Asia 15,000 92 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Asia and the Pacific 3,000 18
    China 1,500 9
    Japan 1,500 9
    Mongolia 9,000 55
    2210554032 Development of policies and measures to promote the diversity of cultural expressions in East Asia 38,858 9,877 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Asia and the Pacific 7,772 1,975
    China 3,886 988
    Japan 3,886 988
    Mongolia 23,315 5,926
    2210554041 Promoting socio-economic rights of artists and culture professionals in Mekong cluster countries 13,000 621 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,290 205
    Myanmar 4,290 205
    Thailand 4,420 211
    2210554051 Support Pacific SIDS and civil society capacities strengthened to protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions through dynamic and inclusive cultural and creative industries 10,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Fiji 2,000 -
    Papua New Guinea 2,000 -
    Solomon Islands 2,000 -
    Tonga 2,000 -
    Vanuatu 2,000 -
    2210554061 Support the implementation of measures to promote the diversity of cultural expressions and creative industries in Central Asia 10,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Kyrgyzstan 5,000 -
    Kazakhstan 5,000 -
    2210554062 Support the implementation of measures to promote the diversity of cultural expressions and creative industries in Central Asia 15,000 12,000 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Kyrgyzstan 7,500 6,000
    Kazakhstan 7,500 6,000
    2210556011 Strengthening cooperation between cultural agents for local sustainable development Mexico 5,726 2,343 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210556012 Strengthening cooperation between cultural agents for local sustainable development Mexico 4,721 477 2022-01-01 2023-12-31