South Sudan
Support for Mine Action
After decades of civil war that ended with a six-year Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Republic of South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011.
In 2014, 10 donors contributed US$10.4 million for capacity-building, clearance, victim assistance, and risk education activities.[1] Victim assistance funding totaled some $3 million (29% of total funding received in 2014), and came from four donors: Japan ($1,630,247), the Netherlands ($519,913), Finland ($465,395), and Germany ($398,910).
South Sudan also received in-kind assistance from Switzerland valued at CHF450,000 ($491,965) for clearance through UNMAS.[2]
The UN General Assembly appropriates annual mine action budgets for the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMISS) operating in South Sudan. In 2013, the assessed budget for UNMISS in South Sudan was $40.3 million.[3] As of October 2015 the UNMISS mine action budget was not available for 2014.
International contributions: 2014[4]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Japan |
Various |
¥436,732,318 |
4,130,247 |
|
US |
Clearance |
$2,135,000 |
2,135,000 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK10,930,000 |
1,735,775 |
|
Netherlands |
Various |
€1,096,000 |
1,457,351 |
|
Finland |
Victim assistance |
€350,000 |
465,395 |
|
Germany |
Victim assistance |
€300,000 |
398,910 |
|
Switzerland |
Clearance |
CHF25,000 |
27,331 |
|
South Korea |
Clearance |
N/R |
19,900 |
|
Sweden |
Capacity-building |
SEK50,000 |
7,291 |
|
Total |
|
|
10,377,200 |
Note: N/R = not reported
In 2011–2013, international contributions to South Sudan averaged approximately $20.6 million per year. Funding of just $10.4 million in 2014 represents a decrease of 48% from the previous year.
Summary of contributions: 2011–2014[5]
|
Year |
International contributions ($) |
UNMISS assessed budget ($) |
Total contributions ($) |
|
2014 |
10,377,200 |
N/R |
10,377,200 |
|
2013 |
19,891,553 |
40,341,972 |
60,233,525 |
|
2012 |
18,928,146 |
37,300,000 |
56,228,146 |
|
2011 |
22,946,144 |
16,900,000 |
39,846,144 |
|
Total |
72,143,043 |
94,541,972 |
166,685,015 |
Note: N/R = not reported
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Anna Merrifield, Desk Officer, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2015; Germany Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 16 March 2015; Japan Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2015; responses to Monitor questionnaire by Simone van der Post, Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2015; and by Ingrid Schoyen, Senior Adviser Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2015; UNMAS, Annual Report 2014, September 2015, p. 22; Sweden Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 28 April 2015; Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, 29 April 2015; US Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs FY 2016, Appendix 2–3, 2 February 2015, pp. 669–674.
[2] Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 29 April 2015.
[3] UNMAS, “Annual Report 2013,” pp. 37–58.
[4] Average exchange rate for 2014: €1=US$1.3297; ¥105.74=US$1; NOK6.2969=US$1; SEK6.8576=US$1; CHF0.9147=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.
[5] See previous Monitor reports.