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
    Participation Programme
    Communication and Public Engagement

    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
    GLO0119833 ILK support to the BES-Net II project 2,435,244 700,854 2020-05-06 2028-10-31
    Latin America and the Caribbean 243,524 70,085
    Asia and the Pacific 243,524 70,085
    Africa 340,934 98,120
    Thailand 243,524 70,085
    Malawi 292,229 84,102
    Cambodia 243,524 70,085
    Grenada 146,115 42,051
    Dominican Republic 243,524 70,085
    Botswana 243,524 70,085
    Bosnia and Herzegovina 194,820 56,068
    469GLO2007 The UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the promotion of young scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Global 1,650,000 168,725 2022-01-01 2027-12-31
    524RAF3001 Troisieme Biennale de Luanda 500,000 37 2023-05-10 2027-12-31
    Africa 450,000 34
    Angola 50,000 4
    570INT2001 UNESCO-UNITRAIN Youth Competence Development Project (UNESCO-YCD Project) 500,000 19,537 2022-12-21 2027-12-31
    Asia and the Pacific 150,000 5,861
    Africa 350,000 13,676
    526RAF1007 BEARIII Project Africa 9,900,990 107,461 2023-01-01 2027-12-31
    507RAF2000 TWAS - BMBF Project for Capacity Building in Scientific Research for Young Scientists in Africa Africa 6,040,944 1,178,963 2020-08-24 2027-12-31
    927CMR5001 Appui au développement local à travers les médias communautaires, phase 2 Cameroon 11,099,143 - 2021-11-13 2027-11-13
    526GLO2004 Sustainable Water Security for Human Settlements in Developing Countries under Climate Change 3,130,000 520,217 2017-10-26 2027-10-25
    Africa 1,565,000 260,108
    Asia and the Pacific 1,565,000 260,108
    503RAF1003 O3 Program Africa 34,094,007 - 2023-07-01 2027-06-30
    938MOR4004 Sauvegarde des savoir-faire liés à l'artisanat et menacés de disparition à travers leur transmission aux jeunes générations Morocco 679,840 52,032 2022-12-01 2027-06-30
    505GLO4001 Food Atlas Global 2,500,000 - 2023-06-01 2027-06-30
    914BRZ1151 Digital Education and Combined Prevention Strategies for STI/HIV/AIDS in the City of São Paulo Brazil 1,889,931 154,042 2023-02-16 2027-02-16
    213GLO2018 GEF IW:LEARN 5: Supporting Portfolio Coordination Within and Beyond the International Waters Focal Area, particularly in Small Island Developing States, Through Knowledge Sharing, Information Management, Partnership Building and Programmatic Guidance Servi Global 1,100,000 - 2022-06-24 2026-12-31
    469GLO1003 UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize Global 1,845,336 1,656,314 2007-04-30 2026-12-31
    700GLO1005 Preparation of sections of Global Partnership for Education Annual Results Report Global 545,000 91,390 2022-05-09 2026-12-31