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
    526RAS2016 Enhance the Capacity for Species Identification and Genetic Analysis on Marine Organisms in the Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Western Pacific - Third Phase (DRMREEF- III) Asia and the Pacific 130,435 87,709 2019-06-10 2023-06-09
    526RAS4022 Capacity-Building Ahead of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific Asia and the Pacific 350,055 259,761 2019-04-23 2022-12-31
    526RAS4024 Strengthening film industries in Central Asia Asia and the Pacific 200,000 156,954 2020-01-01 2023-12-31
    526RAS4025 Supporting policy platforms for creativity in the ASEAN region Asia and the Pacific 409,901 382,712 2020-02-05 2022-02-04
    526TLS1000 Education Response to COVID-19 in Advancing the National Educational Broadcasting System to Ensure the Continuity of Learning in Basic Science Education for All in Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 396,040 217,601 2020-11-09 2022-12-31
    526TLS1001 History and Peace Education Project in Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 4,702,970 37,395 2021-09-16 2024-12-31
    526URT1000 Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education in Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania 5,000,000 4,985,789 2016-06-24 2022-03-31
    527RAF4000 SUPPORTING CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR NOMINATION PROJECTS AND PROMOTION OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN EAST AFRICA 708,210 118,860 2021-02-01 2024-12-31
    Kenya 106,231 17,829
    Comoros 148,724 24,961
    Madagascar 120,396 20,206
    Somalia 191,217 32,092
    United Republic of Tanzania 141,642 23,772
    528KEN2000 Water Security for Turkana, Kenya Kenya 340,908 292,798 2018-12-13 2022-06-30
    529GLO2000 IPBC Support Global 251,603 156,881 2020-06-18 2022-08-31
    529GLO2001 IPBC Project Support Phase 2 Global 241,286 - 2022-06-16 2024-06-15
    529GLO4003 Financial support for climate adaptation projects for World Heritage properties inscribed for natural values Global 376,868 183,802 2019-06-28 2023-06-26
    531RAF2000 A Community-focused Flood Early Warning System for the BuPuSa Transboundary River Basins 957,210 28,173 2021-12-14 2024-12-31
    Mozambique 478,605 14,087
    Zimbabwe 478,605 14,087
    532RAS1001 Regional Promotion of Equitable Education through Innovations (Phase 2) Asia and the Pacific 294,300 67,172 2021-09-30 2023-09-30
    534EGY4001 Rehabilitation of the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo damaged exhibition Egypt 991,328 285,860 2014-11-11 2022-12-31