Tajikistan
Support for Mine Action
In 2012, international mine action contributions from five governments, UNDP, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to the Republic of Tajikistan totaled US$6.6 million. Germany, Norway, and the United States (US) provided two-thirds of the funding. Norwegian People’s Aid and the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action were the main recipients of the support.[1]
In 2012, Tajikistan reported it contributed $700,000 toward its own mine action program.[2]
International government contributions: 2012[3]
| Donor | Sector | Amount (national currency) | Amount ($) |
| US | Clearance | $1,691,000 | 1,691,000 |
| Norway | Clearance, victim assistance | NOK9,572,152 | 1,645,237 |
| Germany | Clearance | €831,866 | 1,069,696 |
| UNDP | Clearance | $982,893 | 982,893 |
| Canada | Clearance | C$567,686 | 567,970 |
| OSCE | Clearance | €343,000 | 441,064 |
| Japan | Clearance | ¥19,010,969 | 238,173 |
| Total |
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| 6,636,033 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[4]
| Year | National | International | Total |
| 2012 | 700,000 | 6,636,033 | 7,336,033 |
| 2011 | 1,000,000 | 5,448,508 | 6,448,508 |
| 2010 | 700,000 | 6,476,545 | 7,176,545 |
| 2009 | 650,582 | 3,483,331 | 4,133,913 |
| 2008 | 574,000 | 1,863,366 | 2,437,366 |
| Total | 3,624,582 | 23,907,783 | 27,532,365 |
[1] Germany, Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Amended Protocol II, Form B, 22 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; Japan, CCW, Amended Protocol II, 28 March 2013; Canada, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2013; US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013,” Washington DC, August 2013, email from Luka Buhin, Mine Action Officer, OSCE, Dushanbe, 29 May 2013.
[2]Email from Ahad Mahmoudov, UNDP TMAC Programme Officer, 24 June 2013.
[3]Average exchange rate for 2012: €1=US$1.2859; ¥79.82=US$1; NOK5.8181=US$1; C$0.9995=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[4] See ICBL-CMC, Country Profile: Tajikistan: Support for Mine Action, 28 June 2013.