Somaliland
Support for Mine Action
In 2012, eight donors contributed US$25 million for clearance and risk education in the Federal Republic of Somalia.[1] Accounting for over 83% of the support was €13 million ($16.7 million) from the European Union (EU) and ¥319 million ($4 million) from Japan.
The UN General Assembly assessed $32.3 million for mine action activities for coordination, capacity building, and explosive-management support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).[2] Somalia was the second-largest recipient of peacekeeping-assessed funds for mine action in 2012. South Sudan was the largest recipient.
The combined international assistance was $57.3 million making Somalia the largest recipient of mine action support in 2012.
International contributions: 2012[3]
| Donor | Sector | Amount (national currency) | Amount ($) |
| EU | Clearance | €13,000,000 | 16,716,700 |
| Japan | Clearance | ¥319,280,000 | 4,000,000 |
| United Kingdom | Various | £699,945 | 1,109,623 |
| Denmark | Clearance | DKK6,000,000 | 1,035,876 |
| Norway | Clearance | NOK4,700,000 | 807,824 |
| United States | Clearance | $600,000 | 600,000 |
| Sweden | Clearance | SEK3,000,000 | 442,994 |
| Italy | Clearance, risk education | €279,911 | 359,938 |
| Total |
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| 25,072,954 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[4]
| Year | Peacekeeping assessed funds ($) | International donors Amount ($) | Total ($) |
| 2012 | 32,300,000 | 25,072,954 | 57,372,954 |
| 2011 | 20,000,000 | 3,955,722 | 23,955,722 |
| 2010 | 14,000,000 | 4,014,413 | 18,014,413 |
| 2009 | 6,100,000 | 2,568,012 | 8,668,012 |
| 2008 | N/A | 840,450 | 840,450 |
| Total | 72,400,000 | 36,451,551 | 108,851,551 |
N/A = not applicable
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire from Adam Ravnkilde, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2013; email from Carolin J. Thielking, European Union (EU) Mine Action Focal Point, Division for WMD, Conventional Weapons and Space, European External Action Service, 15 May 2013; Financial Tracking System, Reliefweb, fts.unocha.org/pageloader.aspx?page=search-reporting_display&CQ=cq240413220104Nk8VOBnyzx.; Japan, Convention on Conventional Weapons, Amended Protocol II, 28 March 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; Sweden, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 27 March 2013; and email from Pi Tauber, Project Assistant, Danish Demining Group, 15 July 2013.
[2] UN Mine Action Service, “UNMAS Annual Report 2012,” pp. 21 and 39.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2012: DKK5.7922=US$1; €1=US$1.2859; ¥79.82=US$1; £1=US$1.5853; NOK5.8181=US$1; and SEK6.7721=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[4] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Somalia: Support for Mine Action,” 28 June 2013.