This report provides an overview of the implementation of the 2024–2025 budget as at 31 December 2024, including updates on voluntary contributions mobilized, budgetary gap filling by function and staffing situation.

Voluntary contributions (VC) include:

• Cash contributions to the IOC Special Account
• Cash contributions to specific projects/Funds-in-Trust (FITs)
• Additional cash contributions (AC) intended to directly reinforce an existing regular programme budget line
• In-kind contributions.

All financial information in this report is aligned with the authoritative reporting presented to the UNESCO Executive Board at its 221^st session. The reference currency in this document is the US dollar. All incurred expenditures are shown at the United Nations operational rate of exchange (UNORE).

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