Cambodia

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 30 October 2013

In 2012, the Kingdom of Cambodia received US$21.5 million of international assistance from 13 donors, illustrating comprehensive global support.[1] This represents a decrease of almost $14 million, most of which is accounted for by the lower contribution from Japan, which decreased from ¥1.363 billion ($17.1 million) in 2011 to ¥259 million ($3.2 million) in 2012.[2]

Donors contributed to victim assistance and risk education as well as to clearance. Australia contributed A$1,325,000 ($1,372,568) to victim assistance through the Australian Red Cross, while the United States (US) contributed $867,000 through several NGOs. Finland also contributed €125,000 to victim assistance through the ICRC.[3] The only contribution for risk education was from the US to the US-based NGO, Spirit of Soccer.[4]

The government of Cambodia reported a contribution of $2,542,000 to the Cambodia Mine Action Centre in 2012.[5] It does not include the government’s contribution to the Cambodia Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority or for mine clearance in support of infrastructure development.[6] These figures were unavailable.

International government contributions: 2012[7]

Donor

Sector

Amount

(national currency)

Amount

($)

US

Clearance, victim assistance, risk education

$5,926,000

5,926,000

Japan

Clearance

¥259,790,633

3,254,706

Canada

Clearance

C$2,290,000

2,291,146

United Kingdom

Clearance

£1,251,116

1,983,394

Finland

Clearance, victim assistance

€1,475,000

1,896,703

Germany

Clearance

€1,100,000

1,414,490

Australia

Victim assistance

A$1,325,000

1,372,568

Norway

Clearance

NOK7,000,000

1,203,142

New Zealand

Clearance

NZ$1,233,806

1,000,000

Ireland

Clearance

€500,000

642,950

Sweden

Clearance

SEK1,350,000

199,347

Austria

Clearance

€110,000

141,449

Netherlands

Clearance

€97,074

124,827

Total

 

 

21,450,721

Thematic totals

Sector

Amount ($)

Clearance

18,964,416

Victim Assistance

2,370,305

Risk Education

116,000

Total

21,450,721

Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[8]

Year

National contributions

($)

International contributions

($)

Total contributions

($)

2012

2,542,000

21,450,721

23,992,721

2011

2,874,000

35,777,295

38,651,295

2010

3,500,000

24,310,742

27,810,742

2009

3,500,000

33,275,769

36,775,769

2008

2,500,000

28,072,304

30,572,304

Total

14,916,000

142,886,831

157,802,831

 

 



[1] Germany, Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Amended Protocol II, Form B, 22 March 2013; Ireland, CCW, Amended Protocol II, Form B, 22 March 2013; Australia, CCW, Amended Protocol II, Form B, 28 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Robert Gerschner, Unit for Arms Control and Disarmament in the framework of the UN, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria, 26 February 2013; Canada, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire from Helena Vuokko, Desk Officer,  Unit for Humanitarian Assistance, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2 April 2013;

Japan, CCW, Amended Protocol II, 28 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire from Fabienne Moust, Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19 March 2013; New Zealand, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 11 April 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Richard Bolden, Policy Analyst Mine Action, Arms Exports and ATT, Department for International Development (DfID), 7 May 2013; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013,” Washington DC, August 2013.

[2] Japan, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 12 May 2012.

[3] Australia, CCW, Amended Protocol II, Form B, 28 March 2013; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013,” Washington DC, August 2013.

[4] Email from Scotty Lee, Executive Director, Spirit of Soccer, July 2013; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013,” Washington DC, August 2013.

[5] Email from Chan Rotha, Deputy Secretary General, Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC), 12 March 2013.

[6] Ibid., 23 May 2012.

[7] Average exchange rate for 2012: A$1=US$1.0359; C$0.9995=US$1; €1=US$1.2859; ¥79.82=US$1; NZ$1=US$0.8105; NOK5.8181=US$1; SEK6.7721=US$1; £1=US$1.5853. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.

[8] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Cambodia: Support for Mine Action,” 19 September 2012.