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
    2210251031 Institutional and human capacities in basic sciences through enhancing S-S and N-S-S networking opportunities through Specialized scientific hubs and research networks in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 25,000 19,578 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Lesotho 8,250 6,461
    Mauritius 8,250 6,461
    Sierra Leone 8,500 6,657
    2210251032 Institutional and human capacities in basic sciences through enhancing S-S and N-S-S networking opportunities through Specialized scientific hubs and research networks in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 27,277 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Lesotho 9,001 -
    Mauritius 9,001 -
    Sierra Leone 9,274 -
    2210252011 Promotion des STEM dans les pays d'Afrique centrale 20,000 12,698 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Angola 2,000 1,270
    Burundi 2,000 1,270
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,000 1,270
    Central African Republic 2,000 1,270
    Congo 2,000 1,270
    Cameroon 2,000 1,270
    Gabon 2,000 1,270
    Equatorial Guinea 2,000 1,270
    Sao Tome and Principe 2,000 1,270
    Chad 2,000 1,270
    2210252021 Capacity building for trainers on optimal approaches and mechanisms for improving basic science and engineering education 20,000 19,919 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Benin 4,000 3,984
    Côte d'Ivoire 4,000 3,984
    Guinea 4,000 3,984
    Liberia 4,000 3,984
    Togo 4,000 3,984
    2210252031 Strengthening Institutional and human capacities in basic sciences, technology, research, innovation, and engineering in SADC in Collaboration with Regional Networks and UNESCO Chairs and C2Cs 33,000 32,230 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Zimbabwe 3,960 3,868
    Zambia 3,630 3,545
    South Africa 3,630 3,545
    Eswatini 3,630 3,545
    Namibia 3,630 3,545
    Mozambique 3,630 3,545
    Malawi 3,630 3,545
    Lesotho 3,630 3,545
    Botswana 3,630 3,545
    2210252041 Enhancing S-S and N-S-S networking opportunities through specialized hubs in research and commercialization of R&D products 20,000 7,449 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Burkina Faso 14,000 5,214
    Senegal 6,000 2,235
    2210252051 Capacity development in basic sciences, technology, research, innovation, and engineering in Eastern Africa 20,000 19,907 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Ethiopia 4,000 3,981
    Kenya 4,000 3,981
    Rwanda 4,000 3,981
    United Republic of Tanzania 2,000 1,991
    Uganda 4,000 3,981
    South Sudan 2,000 1,991
    2210253011 On-line platform to advabcw knowledge for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region 50,500 42,103 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Bahrain 5,050 4,210
    Egypt 5,050 4,210
    Iraq 5,050 4,210
    Jordan 5,050 4,210
    Kuwait 5,050 4,210
    Lebanon 5,050 4,210
    Oman 5,050 4,210
    State of Palestine 5,050 4,210
    Syrian Arab Republic 5,050 4,210
    Yemen 5,050 4,210
    2210253021 Strengthening Science, Technology & Innovation role in Sudan's Development Sudan 5,000 4,071 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210254011 Asia-Pacific capacity strengthening to produce, disseminate and apply basic science, STI engineering to advance knowledge for sustainable development Asia and the Pacific 5,000 4,894 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210254021 Capacity Building in SETI and Standardisation for Mobilization of Professionals 30,000 12,002 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Asia and the Pacific 3,000 1,200
    China 9,000 3,601
    Japan 3,000 1,200
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,000 1,200
    Republic of Korea 3,000 1,200
    Mongolia 7,500 3,001
    Nigeria 1,500 600
    2210254031 Basic science and Engineering for Sustainable Development in Asia Pacific 15,000 7,234 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    Cambodia 750 362
    Lao People's Democratic Republic 750 362
    Thailand 10,500 5,064
    Viet Nam 3,000 1,447
    2210255011 Strengthening Research Networks in the Caribbean SIDS Latin America and the Caribbean 7,000 6,776 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210255021 LAC institutional and human capacities in STI enhanced to advance knowledge for sustainable development Latin America and the Caribbean 43,000 34,894 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
    2210255022 LAC institutional and human capacities in STI enhanced to advance knowledge for sustainable development Latin America and the Caribbean 17,394 17,329 2022-01-01 2023-12-31