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
    Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
    Social and human sciences
    Priority Africa and External Relations Sector
    Bureau for Digital Business Solutions

    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
    439GLO2041 MAB Special Account Global 2,465,121 44,791 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    441GLO0056 PRIX FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY POUR LA RECHERCHE DE LA PAIX Global 14,303,380 13,886,745 1989-01-01 2023-12-31
    448INT2211 TWAS 2022-23 - Building scientific capacity in the developing world 12,467,918 451,256 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Arab States 2,493,584 90,251
    Africa 4,987,167 180,502
    Asia and the Pacific 3,740,375 135,377
    Latin America and the Caribbean 1,246,792 45,126
    448INT2212 IAP 1,951,748 99,329 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Global 780,699 39,732
    Arab States 195,175 9,933
    Africa 390,350 19,866
    Europe and North America 195,175 9,933
    Latin America and the Caribbean 390,350 19,866
    448INT2213 Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World Global 7,455,332 165,812 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    448INT2214 Additional Fellowships and Extensions Global 1,336,733 24,581 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    448INT2215 TWAS - Additional Research Grants 158,362 3,262 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Arab States 31,672 652
    Africa 63,345 1,305
    Asia and the Pacific 47,509 979
    Latin America and the Caribbean 15,836 326
    456GLO4001 FONDS INTERNATIONAL POUR LA PROMOTION DU RETOUR DE BIENS CULTURELS A LEUR PAYS D'ORIGINE OU DE LEUR RESTITUTION EN CAS D'APPROPRIATION ILLEGALE SUR SES ACTIVITES Global 273,476 240,037 2008-01-01 2023-12-31
    459GLO1002 Global Education Monitoring Report Global 13,140,204 5,822,441 2021-01-01 2022-12-31
    461INT5005 Building information and knowledge societies for all (IFAP Project Series 2021) 57,994 30,602 2021-06-15 2022-12-31
    Global 11,599 6,120
    Latin America and the Caribbean 11,599 6,120
    Europe and North America 5,799 3,060
    Asia and the Pacific 11,599 6,120
    Malaysia 8,699 4,590
    Kenya 5,799 3,060
    Indonesia 2,900 1,530
    465BRZ0002 Criança Esperança Programme Brazil 5,057,915 4,762,662 2008-07-17 2026-03-31
    465BRZ3007 Criança Esperança Programme Fund - 2008 Brazil 85,836,794 82,754,999 2008-07-17 2026-03-31
    467GLO1009 CapED SDG 4 Pilots Global 3,514,107 3,291,369 2016-08-09 2022-12-31
    467GLO1010 CapED Programme - Reinforcing Education Sector-Wide Policies, Plans and Reforms Global 7,795,823 7,010,280 2016-08-09 2022-12-31
    467GLO1012 CapED Programme - Fostering Skills for Life and Work: Youth employment and entrepreneurship Global 10,644,974 8,621,301 2016-08-09 2022-12-31