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
    2210212071 Biosphere Reserve in Sierra Leone and Supporting Application for UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) in West Africa 62,000 11,390 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Benin 6,200 1,139
    Côte d'Ivoire 6,200 1,139
    Ghana 6,200 1,139
    Guinea 6,200 1,139
    Liberia 6,200 1,139
    Nigeria 6,200 1,139
    Sierra Leone 18,600 3,417
    Togo 6,200 1,139
    2210212081 UNESCO sites in Southern Africa as model sites for landscape conservation and restoration Africa 52,000 26,038 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210212091 Promote and support UNESCO designated science sites in Namibia Namibia 10,000 3,686 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210212121 Enabling youth engagement and gender transformative policies in disaster risk reduction 35,300 21,308 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Africa 12,355 7,458
    Djibouti 1,765 1,065
    Eritrea 1,765 1,065
    Ethiopia 1,765 1,065
    Kenya 1,765 1,065
    Comoros 1,765 1,065
    Madagascar 1,765 1,065
    Mauritius 1,765 1,065
    Rwanda 1,765 1,065
    Seychelles 1,765 1,065
    Somalia 1,765 1,065
    United Republic of Tanzania 1,765 1,065
    Uganda 1,765 1,065
    South Sudan 1,765 1,065
    2210212131 Promouvoir les connaissances autochtones sur l'adaptation au changement climatique et sur la conservation de la biodiversité en Afrique centrale 25,000 12,054 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,500 1,205
    Central African Republic 2,500 1,205
    Cameroon 5,000 2,411
    Gabon 2,500 1,205
    Chad 12,500 6,027
    2210212151 Indigenous and local knowledge implications for climate and disaster resilience 20,000 5,034 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Kenya 5,000 1,259
    Madagascar 5,000 1,259
    United Republic of Tanzania 5,000 1,259
    Uganda 5,000 1,259
    2210212161 Indigenous and Local Knowledge for Resilience in Southern Africa 15,000 1,145 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Botswana 6,000 458
    Lesotho 6,000 458
    Malawi 3,000 229
    2210213011 Top-up Conservation Leaderships for Effective Management of Natural Resources in the Arab region 138,506 86,368 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    United Arab Emirates 6,925 4,318
    Bahrain 6,925 4,318
    Algeria 9,695 6,046
    Egypt 6,925 4,318
    Iraq 6,925 4,318
    Jordan 6,925 4,318
    Kuwait 6,925 4,318
    Lebanon 6,925 4,318
    Libya 6,925 4,318
    Morocco 8,310 5,182
    Mauritania 6,925 4,318
    Oman 6,925 4,318
    Palestine 6,925 4,318
    Qatar 6,925 4,318
    Saudi Arabia 6,925 4,318
    Sudan 8,310 5,182
    Syrian Arab Republic 6,925 4,318
    Tunisia 8,310 5,182
    Yemen 6,925 4,318
    2210213012 Top-up Conservation Leaderships for Effective Management of Natural Resources in the Arab region 64,481 26,368 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    United Arab Emirates 3,224 1,318
    Bahrain 3,224 1,318
    Algeria 4,514 1,846
    Egypt 3,224 1,318
    Iraq 3,224 1,318
    Jordan 3,224 1,318
    Kuwait 3,224 1,318
    Lebanon 3,224 1,318
    Libya 3,224 1,318
    Morocco 3,869 1,582
    Mauritania 3,224 1,318
    Oman 3,224 1,318
    Palestine 3,224 1,318
    Qatar 3,224 1,318
    Saudi Arabia 3,224 1,318
    Sudan 3,869 1,582
    Syrian Arab Republic 3,224 1,318
    Tunisia 3,869 1,582
    Yemen 3,224 1,318
    2210213021 U&I Build Socio-Ecological Systems Resilience in the Arab Region 20,000 11,399 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    United Arab Emirates 1,000 570
    Bahrain 1,000 570
    Algeria 1,200 684
    Egypt 1,000 570
    Iraq 1,000 570
    Jordan 1,400 798
    Kuwait 1,000 570
    Lebanon 1,400 798
    Libya 1,000 570
    Morocco 1,000 570
    Mauritania 1,000 570
    Oman 1,000 570
    Palestine 1,000 570
    Qatar 1,000 570
    Saudi Arabia 1,000 570
    Sudan 1,000 570
    Syrian Arab Republic 1,000 570
    Tunisia 1,000 570
    Yemen 1,000 570
    2210213031 Mobilizing societies, sciences and national stakeholders towards biodiversity conservation and climate action 5,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Qatar 1,000 -
    Yemen 4,000 -
    2210213041 Strengthened Protected Areas System and Integrated Ecosystem Management in Sudan Sudan 2,500 957 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210213051 Supporting the ArabMAB network Arab States 25,034 4,286 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210214011 Capacity building of Biosphere Reserves and Ecotourism sites in Pacific SIDS 30,000 15,877 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Fiji 3,000 1,588
    Micronesia (Federated States of) 3,000 1,588
    Kiribati 3,000 1,588
    Palau 6,000 3,175
    Solomon Islands 3,000 1,588
    Tonga 3,000 1,588
    Tuvalu 3,000 1,588
    Vanuatu 3,000 1,588
    Samoa 3,000 1,588
    2210214021 East Asian Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks for advancing and applying science for sustainable management of natural resources, ecosystem and biodiversity conservation and restoration 65,581 44,425 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    China 9,181 6,219
    Japan 9,181 6,219
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9,181 6,219
    Republic of Korea 9,837 6,664
    Kazakhstan 9,181 6,219
    Mongolia 9,837 6,664
    Russian Federation 9,181 6,219