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
    519GLO4002 Cross-cutting Initiatives Global 1,663,411 1,444,441 2009-07-01 2023-04-30
    519GLO4003 Management of the trust fund at the World Heritage Centre Global 1,089,085 1,033,575 2009-07-01 2023-04-30
    519INS5000 Strengthening Media Self-Regulatory Mechanisms in Timor Leste Timor-Leste 613,710 548,191 2017-07-31 2022-12-31
    519IRQ5001 Breaking Silence: enhance accountability and prosecutions for safety of journalist and fighting impunity. Phase 2 Iraq 879,611 136,152 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    519LEB5000 Supporting access to reliable information during elections in Lebanon Lebanon 116,895 98,766 2022-01-01 2022-12-31
    519PAK5000 For a balanced, strong, and gender-responsive media environment in Pakistan Pakistan 174,216 167,235 2018-09-01 2022-05-31
    519PHI5000 Strengthening Safety of Journalists and Professional Journalistic Standards in the Philippines Philippines 173,609 167,721 2018-12-01 2022-12-01
    520BDI1000 Projet d'Appui à l'Opérationnalisation du Module de Gestion des Ressources Humaines du SIGE Burundi Burundi 1,674,387 - 2022-12-14 2026-01-14
    520CMB4004 Comité international de coordination pour la sauveguarde et le développement du site historique d'Angkor. Cambodia 470,460 454,910 2008-06-25 2022-12-31
    520COI1000 STRATEGIE D'INTERVENTION DE L'UNESCO AUX COMORES POUR L'AMELIORATION DU SYSTEME D'INFORMATION ET GESTION DE L'EDUCATION (SIGE) Comoros 92,269 5,065 2022-04-26 2023-02-26
    520ECU4000 Tissons le développement durable Ecuador 347,448 291,740 2021-04-09 2023-03-30
    520GLO2006 France Secondment to the UN Ocean Decade Coordination Unit Global 323,908 112,472 2022-03-01 2024-03-29
    520GLO2007 Streamlining Global Blue Carbon Ambition Global 157,942 - 2022-11-28 2024-01-18
    520GLO4008 Renforcer l'application de la Convention du patrimoine mondial de 1972 pour la protection des aires marines protégées - Phase IV Global 236,585 115,527 2021-03-01 2023-03-31
    520GLO4009 Détachement au sein de l'entité Culture et situations d'urgence CLT/CEM du secteur de la Culture Global 354,189 134,856 2021-09-14 2023-12-14