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
    549GLO4003 Advancing evidence-based policies and actions, and supporting policy making to enhance the contribution of creative sectors and industries to sustainable development Global 5,382,131 143,696 2022-12-28 2026-12-27
    549INT2005 AtlantECO 172,587 110,726 2020-09-01 2024-08-31
    Africa 69,035 44,290
    Europe and North America 51,776 33,218
    Latin America and the Caribbean 51,776 33,218
    549INT2006 MaCoBioS 344,591 8,412 2020-06-01 2024-05-31
    Europe and North America 330,807 8,075
    Latin America and the Caribbean 13,784 336
    549INT2007 Strengthening the Resilience of Coastal Communities in the North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean region to the Impact of Tsunamis and Other Sea Level-Related Coastal Hazards 1,474,383 686,231 2021-09-01 2024-06-30
    Türkiye 176,926 82,348
    Malta 235,901 109,797
    Morocco 294,877 137,246
    Greece 176,926 82,348
    Egypt 294,877 137,246
    Cyprus 294,877 137,246
    549INT3002 HABITABLE 352,113 131,252 2020-09-01 2024-08-31
    Global 35,211 13,125
    Europe and North America 140,845 52,501
    Asia and the Pacific 70,423 26,250
    Africa 105,634 39,375
    549INT5001 Social Media 4 Peace 4,704,200 2,101,589 2021-01-01 2024-11-29
    Global 1,176,050 525,397
    Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,176,050 525,397
    Indonesia 1,176,050 525,397
    Kenya 1,176,050 525,397
    549IRQ1002 System Building and Capacity Strengthening of Ministry of Education (MoE) and its Sub-National Directorates of Education for Effective Delivery of Quality Education Outcomes Iraq 4,644,680 4,268,705 2019-07-01 2023-05-31
    549IRQ1003 Jobs Creation through Technical & Vocational Education System Strengthening & Labour Market Linkages - TVET phase II Iraq 5,830,021 3,003,434 2021-01-01 2023-12-31
    549IRQ4000 REVIVING MOSUL AND BASRA OLD CITIES Iraq 22,858,000 20,502,403 2019-04-01 2023-12-31
    549IRQ4002 Reviving Mosul and Basra Old Cities_Phase Two Iraq 15,027,265 14,410,151 2021-01-01 2023-08-31
    549JOR1002 Technical assistance to support MoE's EMIS platform for enhanced evidence-based decision making Jordan 1,036,600 59,259 2022-12-27 2024-12-26
    549MOR1000 Institut de Formation aux Métiers de l'Alphabétisation (IFMA) Morocco 978,000 437,489 2021-05-01 2023-11-30
    549RAB4001 Support to livelihoods through cultural heritage development Arab States 12,269,391 9,519,285 2019-10-01 2024-01-31
    549RAF1000 Améliorer l'enseignement dans la région du Sahel 11,960,416 5,181,293 2020-12-15 2024-09-14
    Burkina Faso 2,272,479 984,446
    Mali 1,196,042 518,129
    Mauritania 3,109,708 1,347,136
    Niger 3,109,708 1,347,136
    Chad 2,272,479 984,446
    549RAS4000 Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran - International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 4,971,628 2,324,038 2018-10-01 2024-08-27
    Afghanistan 745,744 348,606
    Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,690,353 790,173
    Kyrgyzstan 745,744 348,606
    Kazakhstan 248,581 116,202
    Tajikistan 745,744 348,606
    Turkmenistan 298,298 139,442
    Uzbekistan 497,163 232,404