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
    537INT5000 Preservation and Accessibility of Ancient Manuscripts in the Sahel 300,000 1,492 2021-12-24 2023-12-23
    Global 24,000 119
    Arab States 108,000 537
    Africa 168,000 836
    537NEP4000 Strengthening the Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property (Phase IV) Nepal 512,017 46,677 2021-12-03 2024-12-02
    537RAF4000 2001/ Building Capacity and Raising Awareness for Underwater Cultural Heritage Research in Africa Africa 200,000 136,065 2019-06-07 2022-12-31
    537RAF4001 Advancing professional opportunities for young women filmmakers from Africa Africa 149,801 74,718 2019-12-09 2022-11-30
    537RAF4002 Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region 864,092 148,049 2021-06-03 2025-06-02
    Burundi 86,409 14,805
    Djibouti 77,768 13,324
    Equatorial Guinea 95,050 16,285
    Guinea-Bissau 86,409 14,805
    Liberia 86,409 14,805
    Rwanda 77,768 13,324
    Sierra Leone 86,409 14,805
    Sao Tome and Principe 95,050 16,285
    Eswatini 86,409 14,805
    South Sudan 86,409 14,805
    537RAF4003 ResiliArt Accelerator | Women's Creative Entrepreneurship in Zimbabwe Africa 181,490 27,242 2021-10-20 2022-10-19
    537RAF5000 Strengthening the role of judicial actors on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists in Africa Africa 380,000 213,089 2020-10-28 2022-10-27
    537RAS1004 Together 4 Peace (T4P): A Shared Commitment to Building A Peaceful and Sustainable Future in Asia-Pacific Asia and the Pacific 180,000 179,342 2019-06-07 2022-05-31
    537RAS3000 Hooked On Peace 200,000 4,000 2022-03-17 2024-09-16
    Asia and the Pacific 124,000 2,480
    Bangladesh 76,000 1,520
    537RAS4000 Mobilizing film professionals for regional cooperation in Asia 600,000 313,468 2019-08-14 2023-08-13
    Asia and the Pacific 204,000 106,579
    Indonesia 132,000 68,963
    Thailand 132,000 68,963
    Viet Nam 132,000 68,963
    537RAS5000 Building Capacity for the Monitoring and Preservation of Documentary Heritage at Risk in Southeast Asia Asia and the Pacific 101,052 34,890 2020-07-13 2022-12-11
    537RLA2000 Capacity Building for DRR in the Built Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean 900,000 279,559 2020-05-04 2023-05-03
    537RLA2001 Strengthening local and community capacities in face of natural disasters in the Caribbean SIDS 500,000 7,122 2021-12-23 2024-12-22
    Bahamas 100,000 1,424
    Dominican Republic 100,000 1,424
    Haiti 100,000 1,424
    Saint Lucia 100,000 1,424
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,000 1,424
    537RLA4000 SIDS Capacity Building Project: Safeguarding Heritage in the Caribbean through Developing Sustainable Tourism Strategies Latin America and the Caribbean 230,000 167,927 2019-09-12 2022-09-11
    538GLO2000 UNESCO Earth support network Global 1,304,023 365,606 2020-12-01 2023-12-31