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
    580RAF1007 CFIT III project on Exit Strategy for the Quality Teachers for EFA: Enhancing Teacher Education for Bridging the Education Quality Gap in Africa (CFIT I & II) 500,000 449,990 2021-10-19 2023-03-31
    Togo 250,000 224,995
    Zambia 250,000 224,995
    580RAF1008 CFIT II project on Quality Teachers for EFA: Enhancing Teacher Education for Bridging the Education Quality Gap in Africa Remaining Funds 346,996 311,213 2021-10-19 2023-03-31
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 86,749 77,803
    Congo 86,749 77,803
    Liberia 86,749 77,803
    Namibia 86,749 77,803
    582RAF1000 Promoting gender-responsive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education through teacher training in sub-Saharan Africa 100,000 98,539 2020-12-04 2023-04-02
    Global 10,000 9,854
    Africa 90,000 88,685
    582RER2000 Building a climate resilient future: capacity development on climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in selected UNESCO Designated sites of South East Europe 98,645 97,197 2021-07-13 2023-02-28
    Serbia 19,729 19,439
    North Macedonia 19,729 19,439
    Montenegro 19,729 19,439
    Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,729 19,439
    Albania 19,729 19,439
    585RAS1020 Supporting the implementation of the SDG 4-Education 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific (Phase III) Asia and the Pacific 801,051 663,500 2019-06-28 2022-07-27
    585RAS1021 Empowering ECCE Teachers with a Transformative Vision of Education Asia and the Pacific 150,000 149,801 2019-09-10 2022-12-09
    585RAS1022 UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet): collaborative action research on the role of schools in achieving SDGs in Asia-Pacific 158,000 157,999 2020-08-05 2022-10-04
    Asia and the Pacific 83,740 83,740
    Japan 39,500 39,500
    Thailand 17,380 17,380
    Viet Nam 17,380 17,380
    585RAS1023 Building an Inclusive Asia-Pacific Network of National Information Centres on Recognition Asia and the Pacific 90,000 89,999 2020-10-28 2022-12-27
    585RAS1024 Supporting the Implementation of the SDG4-Education2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific (Phase IV) Asia and the Pacific 528,650 88,446 2022-10-25 2024-10-24
    585RAS1025 Preparing teachers who can innovate using digital technology 200,000 - 2023-05-25 2025-05-24
    Philippines 100,000 -
    Thailand 100,000 -
    585RAS1026 Empowering Learners Through Transformative Education for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific 100,000 - 2023-07-06 2025-01-06
    Asia and the Pacific 80,000 -
    Indonesia 10,000 -
    Tonga 10,000 -
    594GLO2002 Malaysia/UNESCO Funds-in-Trust Synthesis Programme Global 342,245 307,906 2019-03-25 2023-06-30
    594INT2001 Leveraging MUCP impact through innovative South-South partnerships in the post-pandemic context 180,000 165,094 2022-11-09 2023-05-31
    Africa 45,000 41,274
    Asia and the Pacific 135,000 123,821
    594RAS3000 Malaysia-UNESCO Funds-in-Trust Programme Management and Coordination Asia and the Pacific 875,694 814,913 2014-07-01 2023-06-30
    599GLO4000 Secondment of a Programme Specialist from Kazakhstan to the World Heritage Centre Global 448,442 295,108 2022-02-15 2024-04-02