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
    Communication and Public Engagement
    Participation Programme

    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
    2210265022 LAC STEM education in a gender transformative manner Latin America and the Caribbean 22,000 15,254 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210266011 Strengthing STEM education notably for girls and promoting regional cooperation in SEE countries 10,000 6,432 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Albania 800 515
    Bosnia and Herzegovina 800 515
    Bulgaria 700 450
    Cyprus 700 450
    Greece 700 450
    Croatia 700 450
    Republic of Moldova 700 450
    Montenegro 700 450
    North Macedonia 700 450
    Malta 700 450
    Romania 700 450
    Serbia 700 450
    Slovenia 700 450
    Türkiye 700 450
    2210311011 World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Global 33,000 33,000 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210311021 Ocean Carbon Sources & Sinks Global 49,745 24,836 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210311022 Ocean Carbon Sources & Sinks Global 26,000 25,835 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210311031 Climate Change Impact on Ocean & Coastal Ecosystems Global 53,000 50,868 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210311032 Climate Change Impact on Ocean & Coastal Ecosystems Global 41,500 29,718 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210312011 GOOS Design, Development, Engagement & Impact Global 192,025 161,567 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210312021 Ocean Observations and monitoring in Africa and the Adjacent Island States Africa 33,715 33,159 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210312031 GOOS Regional Alliances for Indian Ocean & Pacific SIDS 26,500 14,407 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Arab States 2,650 1,441
    Africa 5,300 2,881
    Asia and the Pacific 18,550 10,085
    2210312041 Observing System Integration & Delivery Global 52,975 48,992 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210312051 Ocean Forecast Systems & Applications Global 43,040 34,267 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210312061 Development and maintenance of the global ocean data and information network Global 54,300 46,356 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210312062 Development and maintenance of the global ocean data and information network Global 5,466 5,466 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210312071 Ocean data and information products and services to underpin science-informed policies Global 44,365 32,306 2022-01-01 2023-12-31