Sweden
Support for Mine Action
In 2014, the Kingdom of Sweden allocated SEK53,155,000 (US$7,751,254)[1] in mine action funding.
Afghanistan and Iraq accounted for 72% of Sweden’s contributions in 2014. Sweden provided the majority of its funding through NGOs, including Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), in addition to the UN Mine Action Service, the ICRC, and UNICEF.[2]
Contributions by recipient: 2014[3]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (SEK) |
Amount ($) |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance and victim assistance |
25,000,000 |
3,645,590 |
|
Iraq |
Various |
13,300,000 |
1,939,454 |
|
Global |
Various |
9,700,000 |
1,414,489 |
|
Colombia |
Various |
4,000,000 |
583,294 |
|
Palestine |
Clearance and risk education |
1,105,000 |
161,135 |
|
South Sudan |
Capacity-building |
50,000 |
7,291 |
|
Total |
53,155,000 |
7,751,254 |
Almost 40% of Sweden’s funding went to clearance activities, 19% went to victim assistance, and 13% went to risk education—one of the highest percentages of contributions to risk education.
Contributions by thematic sector: 2014
|
Sector |
Amount (SEK) |
Amount ($) |
% of total contribution |
|
Clearance |
20,365,000 |
2,969,698 |
38 |
|
Various |
12,800,000 |
1,866,542 |
24 |
|
Victim assistance |
10,000,000 |
1,458,236 |
19 |
|
Risk education |
7,040,000 |
1,026,598 |
13 |
|
Advocacy |
2,650,000 |
386,433 |
5 |
|
Capacity-building |
300,000 |
43,747 |
1 |
|
Total |
53,155,000 |
7,751,254 |
100 |
In 2014, Sweden decreased its mine action contribution by SEK30.7 million ($5.1 million) compared to 2013. Since 2010, Sweden’s funding for mine action has dropped by more than 40%.
Summary of contributions: 2010–2014[4]
|
Year |
Amount (SEK) |
Amount ($) |
% change from previous year ($) |
|
2014 |
53,155,000 |
7,751,254 |
-39 |
|
2013 |
83,885,000 |
12,880,812 |
-8 |
|
2012 |
95,440,000 |
14,093,117 |
15 |
|
2011 |
79,210,411 |
12,209,132 |
-6 |
|
2010 |
93,500,000 |
12,976,558 |
-13 |
|
Total |
405,190,411 |
59,910,873 |
N/A |
Note: N/A = not applicable
[1] Average exchange rate for 2014: SEK6.8576=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.
[2] Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 28 April 2015.
[3] Ibid.
[4] See previous Monitor reports.