Spain

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 01 September 2015

In 2014, the Kingdom of Spain contributed €827,626 (US$1,100,494)[1] in mine action funding; a 31% decrease from 2013.

Spain’s largest contribution in 2014 went to Colombia (€742,500/$987,302) through the Spanish Red Cross. Other contributions went to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Implementation Support Unit and to specialized trainings, benefiting experts from Colombia, Ecuador, and Honduras through its International Demining Center (Centro Internacional de Desminado).

Contributions by recipient: 2014[2]

Recipient	Sector	Amount (€)	Amount ($)
Colombia	Victim assistance	742,500	987,302
Global	Various	125,126	166,380
Total		867,626	1,153,682

Spain’s reduction in mine action support is a direct result of government-wide austerity measures. Since 2010, Spain’s contributions have dropped by more than €3 million ($4.3 million).

Summary of contributions: 2010–2014[3]

Year	Amount (€)	Amount ($)	% change from previous year ($)
2014	827,626	1,100,494	-31
2013	1,194,812	1,586,830	-15
2012	1,450,310	1,864,954	-65
2011	3,790,028	5,279,888	-2
2010	4,057,982	5,381,290	-64
Total	11,320,758	15,213,456	N/A

Note: N/A = not applicable

[1] Average exchange rate for 2014: €1=US$1.3297. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.

[2] Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2015; and Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 1 March 2015.

[3] See previous Monitor reports.