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
    549RER3001 GRRIP Europe and North America 137,293 106,525 2019-01-01 2022-12-31
    549RER4006 Inter-regional and cross-cutting action aiming to strengthen the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property: an EU-UNESCO joint initiative Europe and North America 854,146 593,836 2019-01-01 2022-12-31
    549RER4007 SmartCulTour (Smart Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Sustainable Development of European Regions) 359,123 187,943 2020-01-01 2023-06-30
    Europe and North America 143,649 75,177
    Belgium 35,912 18,794
    Spain 35,912 18,794
    Finland 35,912 18,794
    Croatia 35,912 18,794
    Italy 35,912 18,794
    Netherlands 35,912 18,794
    549RER4008 Fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property in the Western Balkans Europe and North America 2,800,000 66,861 2020-06-01 2023-05-31
    549RER5003 REBUILD - ICT-enabled integration facilitator and life rebuilding guidance Europe and North America 470,061 192,126 2019-01-01 2022-03-31
    549RER5004 "Building Trust in media in South East Europe and Turkey - Phase 2" Europe and North America 2,172,091 1,358,179 2019-11-06 2022-11-05
    549RLA4000 Transcultura 15,621,429 4,302,593 2019-12-01 2023-11-30
    Antigua and Barbuda 468,643 129,078
    Barbados 937,286 258,156
    Bahamas 468,643 129,078
    Belize 468,643 129,078
    Cuba 6,248,572 1,721,037
    Dominica 468,643 129,078
    Dominican Republic 468,643 129,078
    Grenada 468,643 129,078
    Guyana 468,643 129,078
    Haiti 468,643 129,078
    Jamaica 1,249,714 344,207
    Saint Kitts and Nevis 468,643 129,078
    Saint Lucia 468,643 129,078
    Montserrat 468,643 129,078
    Suriname 468,643 129,078
    Trinidad and Tobago 1,093,500 301,182
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 468,643 129,078
    549RLA4001 Creative Caribbean: An Ecosystem of 'Play' for Growth and Development 3,584,230 35,538 2021-01-01 2024-04-30
    Antigua and Barbuda 250,896 2,488
    Barbados 250,896 2,488
    Bahamas 250,896 2,488
    Belize 250,896 2,488
    Dominica 250,896 2,488
    Grenada 250,896 2,488
    Guyana 250,896 2,488
    Haiti 250,896 2,488
    Jamaica 286,738 2,843
    Saint Kitts and Nevis 250,896 2,488
    Saint Lucia 250,896 2,488
    Suriname 250,896 2,488
    Trinidad and Tobago 286,738 2,843
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 250,896 2,488
    549TAJ1000 STEM/ICT ED project in Tajikistan Tajikistan 8,115,095 15,473 2022-01-02 2025-12-31
    549UZB1000 Skills Development for Employability in Rural Areas of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 10,338,959 1,228,150 2020-09-01 2024-08-31
    549YEM4000 Cash for Work: Promoting Livelihood Opportunities for Urban Youth in Yemen Yemen 11,002,300 9,613,108 2018-09-01 2022-08-31
    549YEM4001 Youth Employment through Culture and Heritage in Yemen - YECHY Yemen 22,552,000 - 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
    550GLO3001 Phase II of the UNESCO e-Platform on intercultural dialogue: Strengthening the e-Platform as a digital catalyst to drive impact on the ground Global 173,100 86,961 2020-04-16 2022-09-30
    550GLO3002 Secondment of Associate Project Officer (project and community manager) to support the implementation of Phase II of the UNESCO e-Platform on intercultural dialogue Global 129,990 114,094 2020-04-24 2022-07-31
    553INT4007 Capacity building for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in emergencies in Small Island Developing States in the Pacific and the Caribbean 500,000 - 2021-12-23 2024-12-22
    Bahamas 100,000 -
    Belize 100,000 -
    Fiji 100,000 -
    Tonga 100,000 -
    Vanuatu 100,000 -