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
    Participation Programme
    Communication and Public Engagement

    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
    2210241013 Supporting the implementation of the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science 27,734 20,165 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Global 21,078 15,326
    Africa 6,656 4,840
    2210241021 Supporting Member States in building robust and transformative STI ecosystems to accelerate the achievement of SDGs 98,100 22,927 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Global 79,461 18,571
    Africa 18,639 4,356
    2210241022 Supporting Member States in building robust and transformative STI ecosystems to accelerate the achievement of SDGs 40,021 37,934 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Global 32,417 30,726
    Africa 7,604 7,207
    2210242011 Strengthening STI Policy Systems and Governance and Enhancing access to scientific and technological advancements and knowledge sharing, including through Open Science for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation in SADC 21,725 15,980 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Botswana 2,390 1,758
    Lesotho 2,390 1,758
    Malawi 2,390 1,758
    Mozambique 2,390 1,758
    Namibia 2,390 1,758
    Eswatini 2,390 1,758
    South Africa 2,390 1,758
    Zambia 2,390 1,758
    Zimbabwe 2,607 1,918
    2210242021 Capacity Strengthening on development of Inclusive and Gender Transformative STI Policies in West Africa 9,800 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Benin 2,450 -
    Guinea 2,450 -
    Liberia 2,450 -
    Togo 2,450 -
    2210242031 La coopération scientifique et les STI au service du développement durable en Afrique 20,600 12,347 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Angola 2,060 1,235
    Burundi 2,060 1,235
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,060 1,235
    Central African Republic 2,060 1,235
    Congo 2,060 1,235
    Cameroon 2,060 1,235
    Gabon 2,060 1,235
    Equatorial Guinea 2,060 1,235
    Sao Tome and Principe 2,060 1,235
    Chad 2,060 1,235
    2210242041 Capacity Strengthening on Implementation of 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science in West Africa 10,800 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Benin 1,404 -
    Côte d'Ivoire 1,296 -
    Ghana 1,296 -
    Guinea 1,404 -
    Liberia 1,404 -
    Nigeria 1,296 -
    Sierra Leone 1,296 -
    Togo 1,404 -
    2210242051 Promoting evidence-based policy development on science, technology and innovation in Eastern Africa 11,800 4,962 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Kenya 2,360 992
    Rwanda 2,360 992
    United Republic of Tanzania 2,360 992
    Uganda 2,360 992
    South Sudan 2,360 992
    2210242061 Strengthened South-South Cooperation in STI systems management Burkina Faso 9,800 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210242071 Enabling environment for open science in Eastern Africa 10,800 1,310 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Burundi 432 52
    Djibouti 756 92
    Eritrea 756 92
    Ethiopia 756 92
    Kenya 756 92
    Comoros 756 92
    Madagascar 756 92
    Mauritius 756 92
    Rwanda 756 92
    Seychelles 756 92
    Sudan 540 66
    Somalia 756 92
    United Republic of Tanzania 756 92
    Uganda 756 92
    South Sudan 756 92
    2210242081 Advocacy and awareness for the Implementation of 2021 UNESCO Recommendations on Open Science 10,800 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Niger 5,400 -
    Senegal 5,400 -
    2210243011 On-line platform to enhance STI Cooperation in the Arab Region 15,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Bahrain 900 -
    Algeria 1,200 -
    Egypt 1,050 -
    Jordan 1,050 -
    Lebanon 1,050 -
    Libya 1,050 -
    Morocco 1,050 -
    Mauritania 1,200 -
    Oman 1,050 -
    Palestine 1,050 -
    Sudan 1,050 -
    Syrian Arab Republic 1,050 -
    Tunisia 1,050 -
    Yemen 1,200 -
    2210244011 Asia-Pacific Strengthening Open Science Implementation mechanisms and STI policies Asia and the Pacific 26,000 5,925 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210244021 STI Capacity Building in Pacific SIDS 15,000 409 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Asia and the Pacific 5,250 143
    Fiji 4,500 123
    Samoa 5,250 143
    2210244031 Women in Sciences in India and South Asia 15,000 13,065 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Bangladesh 750 653
    Bhutan 750 653
    India 11,250 9,799
    Sri Lanka 750 653
    Maldives 750 653
    Nepal 750 653