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
    513INT2008 Enhancing Climate Services for Improved Water Resources Management in Vulnerable Regions to Climate Change: Case studies from Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean 641,296 366,151 2017-11-16 2023-06-30
    Africa 320,648 183,075
    Latin America and the Caribbean 320,648 183,075
    513INT4001 Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in basic education in Namibia and Zimbabwe 355,860 - 2022-06-08 2024-06-08
    Namibia 142,344 -
    Zimbabwe 213,516 -
    513RAF2022 BE-RESILIENT: Biosphere Reserves as Observatories for Climate Change Adaptation in Southern Africa Africa 590,000 249,341 2020-03-13 2023-12-31
    513RAF2023 Integrate Africa's rich geological heritage into the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network: promoting the concept and building capacity for local communities and site managers Africa 50,000 - 2020-06-01 2022-12-31
    513RAF4012 Improving the representation of African sites on the World Heritage List: upstream support for natural heritage 250,000 159,405 2018-11-06 2022-11-30
    Angola 37,500 23,911
    Botswana 50,000 31,881
    Ethiopia 50,000 31,881
    Mozambique 37,500 23,911
    Namibia 37,500 23,911
    South Africa 25,000 15,941
    Zambia 12,500 7,970
    513RAF4015 Establishment of a Center of Excellence in Underwater Cultural Heritage Protection and Research for Mozambique/Africa Africa 396,040 - 2022-06-08 2025-06-08
    513RER4003 World Heritage online map platform Europe and North America 296,306 68,749 2021-10-01 2023-01-31
    513RLA2025 EBM MPR - Ecosystem-based solutions for coastal and marine sustainability in the Southeast Pacific 50,000 32,551 2020-05-12 2022-09-30
    Chile 16,500 10,742
    Ecuador 17,000 11,067
    Peru 16,500 10,742
    513RLA2026 Nature-based solutions for marine and coastal biosphere reserves 50,000 49,909 2020-05-12 2022-05-30
    Chile 16,500 16,470
    Ecuador 17,000 16,969
    Peru 16,500 16,470
    513RLA2027 Mangrove Restoration as a Nature-Based Solution in Latin American Biosphere Reserve 1,108,530 - 2022-06-08 2025-06-08
    Colombia 221,706 -
    Cuba 177,365 -
    Ecuador 177,365 -
    Mexico 177,365 -
    Panama 177,365 -
    Peru 177,365 -
    513SAF2003 Addressing Climate Risk and Building Adaptive Capacity in South Africa's Biosphere Reserves: Towards Sustainable Water and Ecosystem Management South Africa 1,743,133 225,380 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 200,000 111,992 2020-10-05 2022-11-30
    Global 100,000 55,996
    Colombia 50,000 27,998
    Philippines 50,000 27,998
    514INT2002 GEO-Schemas 200,000 25,739 2021-01-11 2023-01-10
    Latin America and the Caribbean 120,000 15,443
    Algeria 12,000 1,544
    Egypt 14,000 1,802
    Libya 14,000 1,802
    Morocco 14,000 1,802
    Mauritania 12,000 1,544
    Tunisia 14,000 1,802
    514INT4004 Protecting Underwater Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development 150,000 12,142 2021-01-01 2022-12-31
    Asia and the Pacific 19,500 1,578
    Latin America and the Caribbean 130,500 10,564