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.

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The size of the bubbles displayed in the "Beneficiary" view corresponds to planned expenditures by country. Planned expenditures related to a regional or global scope are not represented on this map. The "Contributor" view displays cash received for voluntary contributions and invoiced assessed contributions, by country.

1872

Projects

1769

Ongoing

103

Completed

Regional scope

Includes programmes, projects and activities designed to benefit one or more regions as a whole.

Spending Plan

USD 408,129K

Incurred Expenditures

USD 198,664K

Country-specific

Includes programmes, projects and activities designed to benefit one or more countries.

Spending Plan

USD 1,151,300K

Incurred Expenditures

USD 519,410K

Global scope

Includes programmes, projects and activities with a global impact.

Spending Plan

USD 243,069K

Incurred Expenditures

USD 116,516K

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.
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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
170GLO4041 Fund of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property Global 302,802 22,858 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
175GLO4041 Special Account Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention 2001 Global 110,021 60,698 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210521011 Underwater cultural heritage identified, protected and sustainably managed by Member States, in particular through the wide ratification and effective implementation of the 2001 Convention Global 330,000 128,583 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210521012 Underwater cultural heritage identified, protected and sustainably managed by Member States, in particular through the wide ratification and effective implementation of the 2001 Convention Global 31,295 29,713 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210521021 Implementation of the 1970 Convention and the 2015 Recommendation reinforced, measures enabling the fight against the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property strengthened Global 800,000 533,734 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210521022 Implementation of the 1970 Convention and the 2015 Recommendation reinforced, measures enabling the fight against the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property strengthened Global 342,527 55,960 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210521023 Implementation of the 1970 Convention and the 2015 Recommendation reinforced, measures enabling the fight against the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property strengthened Global 229,092 220,247 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210522011 Supporting the Return, Restitution and Preservation of Illicitly exchanged Cultural Property in West African Countries 25,000 248 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
Benin 5,000 50
Côte d'Ivoire 5,000 50
Ghana 5,000 50
Guinea 1,250 12
Liberia 1,250 12
Nigeria 5,000 50
Sierra Leone 1,250 12
Togo 1,250 12
2210522021 41C/5- OUTPUT 5.CLT2 East African Member States capacities strengthened to fight illicit trafficking of cultural property, protect underwater cultural heritage and promote museums Africa 25,000 5,894 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210522031 Renforcer les réseaux opérationnels de lutte contre le trafic illicite des biens culturels, promouvoir leur retour et restitution et renforcer les capacités pour la protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique en Afrique de l'ouest Sahel 50,000 19,003 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
Africa 20,000 7,601
Burkina Faso 5,000 1,900
Cabo Verde 5,000 1,900
Gambia 5,000 1,900
Mali 5,000 1,900
Niger 5,000 1,900
Senegal 5,000 1,900
2210522041 Renforcer la lutte contre le trafic illicite des biens culturels, promouvoir leur retour et restitution et renforcer les capacités pour la protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique en Afrique centrale Africa 40,000 35,830 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210522051 Strengthening the capacities of Southern African Member States to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural property and promote its return and restitution, to protect underwater cultural heritage and to promote the role of museums for societies 20,000 - 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
Botswana 2,200 -
Lesotho 2,200 -
Malawi 2,200 -
Mozambique 2,200 -
Namibia 2,200 -
Eswatini 2,200 -
South Africa 2,200 -
Zambia 2,200 -
Zimbabwe 2,400 -
2210522071 Strengthening National Capacities to protect and promote the Underwater Cultural Heritage of West Africa 15,000 9,251 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
Nigeria 7,500 4,626
Côte d'Ivoire 7,500 4,626
2210523011 Strengthening national capacities in Palestine to fight illicit trafficking of cultural properties and support newly established Palestinian museums Palestine 10,000 140 2022-01-01 2023-12-31
2210523021 Raising awareness on Protection of Cultural Heritage in Sudan threatened by Manmade or Natural Causes Sudan 12,000 4,745 2022-01-01 2023-12-31