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
    469GLO2005 Special Account - L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme Global 2,246,255 2,030,252 2015-07-15 2026-03-31
    469GLO2006 Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences Global 5,100,000 975,933 2020-04-07 2026-04-06
    469GLO2007 The UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the promotion of young scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Global 1,650,000 48,701 2022-01-01 2027-12-31
    469GLO3002 UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize For the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence None 1,164,456 1,136,872 2009-01-01 2023-12-31
    469GLO3003 UNESCO Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Scie Global 272,578 216,230 2009-04-22 2023-12-31
    469GLO3004 UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean 264,332 114,064 2009-06-01 2023-12-31
    469GLO3006 UNESCO-UNAM Jaime Torres Bodet prize in social sciences, humanities and arts Global 381,000 203,251 2015-10-12 2023-12-31
    469GLO4000 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab culture 2,716,505 2,616,388 2008-07-09 2023-12-31
    Global 1,358,253 1,308,194
    Arab States 1,358,253 1,308,194
    469GLO4001 UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes Global 215,946 212,128 2010-04-01 2023-12-31
    469GLO4002 UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy Global 300,000 119,338 2021-02-03 2023-12-31
    469GLO5000 UNESCO/ Jikji Memory of the World Prize (Jikji) Global 279,976 257,430 2009-04-01 2022-12-31
    469GLO5003 THE UNESCO/EMIR JABER AL-AHMAD AL-JABER AL-SABAH PRIZE Global 377,924 296,603 2016-03-04 2022-12-31
    473LEB4000 Supporting the protection of the urban fabric of the devastated areas following the Beirut Blast Lebanon 90,000 62,113 2021-06-25 2022-12-31
    473UKR0001 PCPD Special Account Ukraine Ukraine 50,000 - 2022-08-03 2022-12-31
    473UKR1000 Ukraine - Strengthening Mental Health and Psychosocial Support System within Ukrainian National Education in Times of Conflict Ukraine 272,448 50,716 2022-07-13 2023-12-31