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
    555RAS2024 Accelerating the transfer of marine technology for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources Asia and the Pacific 280,000 115,528 2019-06-04 2023-06-03
    556GLO5000 Preservation of Documentary Heritage Through Policy Development and Capacity-Building Global 365,998 341,329 2018-07-11 2022-02-28
    556GLO5001 Consolidating the Gains in Policy Development and Capacity Building for the Preservation and Accessibility of Documentary Heritage Global 1,500,000 234,580 2022-06-15 2025-06-14
    560GLO3000 The United Arab Emirates - UNESCO Global Tolerance Leadership Programme to Foster Tolerance, Inclusion and Intercultural Dialogue Global 7,500,000 - 2020-03-31 2025-12-31
    560IRQ4000 REVIVING THE SPIRIT OF MOSUL BY REBUILDING ITS MONUMENTAL LANDMARKS. The restoration and critical reconstruction of Al-Nouri Mosque and its Al-Hadba Minaret as a tool to foster social cohesion and community reconciliation Iraq 50,400,000 18,085,020 2018-04-23 2023-09-04
    567AFG1006 Project to improve the quality and reach of the Accelerated Non formal Education Programme (ANEP) through effective alternative delivery approaches Afghanistan 7,092,523 713,719 2019-10-16 2023-10-31
    567AFG4000 Sustainable Management of the Bamiyan World Heritage property - Preparing the removal of Bamiyan from the List of World Heritage in Danger Afghanistan 4,007,769 704,524 2020-02-26 2023-02-25
    567BKF1000 Support for social stability through education and vocational training for out-of-school youths following the security and health crises in the Sahel and eastern regions of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 333,564 290,447 2021-03-22 2022-07-31
    567IRQ1005 Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on Education through distance learning in Iraq Iraq 581,008 579,914 2021-03-22 2022-07-03
    567PAL1000 Developing Digital skills and Education for Sustainable Development through Distance Learning in Palestine - Phase I Palestine 705,589 474,124 2021-03-22 2022-12-31
    567PAL1001 Improving Student Skills for Innovation and Sustainable Development through STEAM and Coding in Palestinian Schools Palestine 1,247,267 292,815 2022-03-10 2023-03-09
    567RAS1001 Learning for Empathy*: the Teacher Exchange and Support Programme for Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in cooperation with Japan 396,040 396,040 2020-03-05 2022-03-31
    Asia and the Pacific 110,891 110,891
    Bangladesh 71,287 71,287
    Indonesia 71,287 71,287
    Sri Lanka 71,287 71,287
    Pakistan 71,287 71,287
    567RAS2001 Strengthening Science and Mathematics in Primary Education in Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 2,048,736 1,397,968 2019-02-26 2023-01-31
    567SAM1000 ICT for Inclusive Education in Samoa Samoa 945,094 107,944 2021-03-15 2023-03-31
    567SYR3000 Syria: The Treasures Within: an intersectoral project for Syria as a means for reconciliation and early recovery Syrian Arab Republic 247,300 244,628 2021-03-22 2022-08-31