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
    514MLI5000 Promotion du patrimoine documentaire du Mali Mali 150,000 145,261 2020-08-31 2022-06-30
    514PER4003 Technical assistance to the Heritage and Historical Cities Network of Peru for building resilience and gender approach Peru 138,866 132,497 2021-02-01 2022-07-31
    514RAF2006 Invasive alien species and other ocean stressors: Furthering the scientific knowledge and capacity basis in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem 184,524 86,292 2021-07-01 2023-06-30
    Cabo Verde 23,988 11,218
    Spain 16,607 7,766
    Gambia 23,988 11,218
    Guinea 23,988 11,218
    Guinea-Bissau 23,988 11,218
    Morocco 23,988 11,218
    Mauritania 23,988 11,218
    Senegal 23,988 11,218
    514RLA2001 Enhanced governance for water security in LAC via strengthened capacities and knowledge Latin America and the Caribbean 150,000 91,394 2020-09-07 2022-11-30
    514RLA4004 Safeguarding the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Latin-America and the Caribbean. A Project in the framework of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001) Latin America and the Caribbean 210,000 206,018 2017-02-27 2022-12-31
    514RLA4005 Strengthening the design and development of national book policies in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua 150,000 - 2022-04-29 2024-03-28
    Latin America and the Caribbean 15,000 -
    Honduras 45,000 -
    Nicaragua 45,000 -
    El Salvador 45,000 -
    516GLO1002 Activating ESD for 2030 Global 1,417,000 250,033 2021-01-19 2024-01-18
    517DRC2002 Yangambi BR Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,888,492 28,571 2021-12-16 2023-06-30
    517PAL1000 Increasing TVET Competencies for Youth in the Palestinian Labour Market Palestine 1,252,606 145,553 2021-05-25 2022-11-24
    518BDI1001 Promotion de la scolarisation des enfants vulnérables, et en particulier des filles au Burundi Burundi 350,859 152,373 2019-12-13 2023-12-12
    518GLO4001 Renforcer la protection des sites du patrimoine mondial marin de l'UNESCO- Phase 2 Global 169,151 - 2022-05-18 2025-05-16
    519GLO4000 3.1.3.Promotion and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Global 2,095,828 1,669,970 2009-07-01 2023-04-30
    519GLO4001 Promotion and Conservation of Natural Heritage Global 1,217,019 1,122,399 2009-07-01 2023-04-30
    519GLO4002 Cross-cutting Initiatives Global 1,663,411 1,399,726 2009-07-01 2023-04-30
    519GLO4003 3.1.3.Management of the trust fund at the World Heritage Centre Global 1,089,085 1,012,257 2009-07-01 2023-04-30