Solving global challenges requires strong collaboration. UNESCO is moving beyond traditional funding models, and building partnerships with governments, the private sector, foundations and others. 

Together we can change policies, mobilize resources, influence sustainable business practices, share knowledge and create innovation. 

Solving global challenges requires strong collaboration. UNESCO is moving beyond traditional funding models, and creating partnerships with governments, the private sector, foundations and others. 

Together we can change policies,  influence sustainable business practices, share knowledge and create innovation. 

  • Supporting the continuity of education for displaced populations in Lebanon

    Thanks in particular to renewed support from France (EUR 200,000) and Portugal (EUR 150,000), UNESCO is strengthening its cooperation with the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) to establish Teaching Hubs—temporary learning spaces designed to maintain access to education and provide psychosocial support to children affected by the crisis.

    Every Student Deserves the Right to Learn: Protecting Education in Lebanon in Times of Conflict
  • Preserving cultural heritage in Ukraine

    UNESCO and Sweden have launched an emergency action to preserve cultural heritage in Ukraine - aiming to safeguard the Khortytsia National Reserve through emergency conservation, documentation and capacity building.

    Picture of the Ambassador of Ukraine to UNESCO, the UNESCO Deputy Director General and the Ambassador of Sweden to UNESCO
  • Empowering women leaders and cultivating the transmission of savoir-faire

    UNESCO and Dior renew their partnership and advance the Women@Dior & UNESCO mentorship programme, supporting more than 2,800 young women across over 60 countries and nearly 90 nationalities since its creation

    Picture of Delphine Arnault, mentees from Women@Dior & UNESCO Programme and Khaled El-Enany
  • Celebrating 100 years of intellectual cooperation

    The archives team held an event highlighting the vital role of archives in preserving memory and advancing research—supported by partners including the United Arab Emirates, whose contributions to digitization are expanding global access to UNESCO’s documentary heritage

    100 years of Intellectual Cooperation - Book presentation
  • Supporting Ukraine's recovery across culture, education, and communication and information

    Japan provides additional $3.8 million to support UNESCO’s action in heritage, education and access to information in Ukraine.

    Ukraine Japan
  • Promoting the knowledge and know-how of hospitality and world cuisine​

    Relais & Châteaux members and UNESCO launched pilot projects to promote UNESCO designations through the transmission of traditional knowledge while encouraging sustainable biodiversity conservation.


     

    Picture of Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve

Facts and figures

USD $ 868.3 M
raised in voluntary contributions

2024-2025 was a record biennium for UNESCO.

482
contributors:

spanning governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector.

187
countries supported:

47% of which in Africa, UNESCO’s priority region.

3428
projects and programmes supported:

predominantly in Education and Natural Sciences.

The UNESCO family

As an integral part of the UNESCO family, our institutes, centres, ambassadors and networks are unique relays for our action, advancing sustainable development and peace across the globe.