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
    495GLO1036 41 C/5 OP6: Resilience and equity of education systems strengthened to flexibly respond to evolving learning environments and to better deliver on SDG4 commitments Global 227,126 89,768 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    495GLO1037 41 C/5 OP7: Education policy and finance decisions to achieve SDG 4 are informed by improved coordination, data and monitoring, knowledge and innovative partnerships Global 1,183,723 428,279 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    495GLO1038 41 C/5 OP8: Technologies and digital innovations leveraged to ensure more inclusive, effective and relevant learning Global 164,990 68,515 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    495GLO1039 41 C/5 OP9: Education and learning reimagined through interdisciplinary research, foresight and public policy debate Global 498,020 244,760 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    495GLO4241 Special account for the support of the Culture Programme activities Global 140,540 30,440 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    495GLO4341 Special account for the support of the Culture Programme activities (495GLO4002) Global 14,854 13,707 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    495GLO4541 Special account for the support of the Culture Programme activities Global 19,865 11,929 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    495GLO4641 Special account for the support of the Culture Programme activities Global 29,414 22,831 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    498GLO4000 The Silk Roads Programme Global 2,767,269 2,533,599 2012-07-10 2024-03-31
    499GLO1000.7 Promoting gender equality and girls' education in the ethnic minorities areas of Viet Nam Viet Nam 467,290 445,608 2012-12-01 2023-12-31
    500AFG4000 Afghanistan's National Program for Culture and Creative Economy Afghanistan 3,149,533 3,011,425 2017-04-25 2026-12-31
    501GLO4002 Renforcer le Secrétariat pour assister les états membre d'améliorer la mise en œuvre du Deuxième Protocole (1999) de Convention de la Haye de 1954 Global 105,562 82,997 2018-12-13 2022-07-10
    501INT2001 Governance of Groundwater Resources in Transboundary Aquifers (GGRETA) - Phase 3 2,000,758 1,038,680 2019-06-28 2022-12-31
    Africa 800,303 415,472
    Asia and the Pacific 600,228 311,604
    Latin America and the Caribbean 600,228 311,604
    501RAF1002 Promoting Health and Well Being in Higher and Tertiary Education in SADC region Africa 7,613,771 430,751 2021-10-08 2025-09-14
    502INT2000 TWAS - DST India: Programme of cooperation in the field of science and technology 740,000 8,725 2018-11-24 2022-12-31
    Arab States 74,000 873
    Africa 222,000 2,618
    Asia and the Pacific 444,000 5,235