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
    310REM4070 PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLIT Global 714,636 612,495 1970-01-01 2023-12-31
    309INT1010 INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT (FIDEPS) Global 3,234,859 2,768,360 1977-01-01 2023-12-31
    411RAF4070 General History of Africa Africa 6,456,607 6,452,738 1978-01-01 2023-12-31
    422ARG0005 SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR VILLA OCAMPO DONATIONS 4,762,510 4,609,739 1980-01-01 2023-12-31
    Global 952,502 921,948
    Latin America and the Caribbean 3,810,008 3,687,791
    301EGY4072 NUBIA MUSEUM IN ASWAN AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION IN CAIRO Egypt 5,315,874 5,609,563 1981-01-01 2023-12-31
    901LIB2043 University of Benghazi Libya 19,282,739 19,140,446 1981-01-01 2022-12-31
    407RAS1016 ASIAN PROGRAMME OF EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIO DEVELOPMENT (CHINA) Asia and the Pacific 334,476 334,476 1984-01-01 2022-12-31
    441GLO0056 PRIX FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY POUR LA RECHERCHE DE LA PAIX Global 14,741,444 14,555,023 1989-01-01 2025-12-31
    311INT4070 SAFEGUARDING OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE, PARTICULARLY THE ISLAMIC MONUMENTS OF THE CITY OF JERUSALEM None 241,005 169,666 1989-01-01 2023-12-31
    407RAS1018 FEE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACEID ACTIVITIES Asia and the Pacific 915,681 915,681 1996-01-01 2022-12-31
    196RES4061 Emergency Assistance from the World Heritage Fund Global 4,441,982 4,009,565 2001-01-01 2024-12-31
    469GLO1001 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy Global 3,132,065 2,883,294 2005-11-15 2026-12-31
    650RER0001 Running Costs related to the Project of Cooperation within the office mandate. Europe and North America 1,363,093 1,342,404 2005-12-30 2023-12-31
    650RER2001 Environmental Programmes and Sustainable Development in SEE, the Caucasus, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean regions. Europe and North America 1,782,928 1,644,215 2006-01-01 2023-12-31
    650RER4000 Enhancing regional cultural cooperation, policy-advice and capacity-building in Europe Europe and North America 2,918,934 2,781,997 2006-01-01 2024-12-31