Cambodia
Support for Mine Action
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$1,233,806 | 1,000,000 |
Ireland | Clearance | €500,000 | 642,950 |
Sweden | Clearance | SEK1,350,000 | 199,347 |
Austria | Clearance | €110,000 | 141,449 |
Netherlands | Clearance | €97,074 | 124,827 |
Total |
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| 21,450,721 |
Thematic totals
Sector | Amount ($) |
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.