Georgia
Support for Mine Action
In 2015, four donors contributed a total of US$1.2 million toward mine action operations in Georgia.[1]
Three donors—the Czech Republic, Japan, and Lithuania—contributed a combined total of $71,792 through the NATO Support Agency for clearance efforts and the provision of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) trainings.
Georgia has never reported contributions to its own mine action operations.
International contributions: 2015[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount |
Amount ($) |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥82,588,905 |
682,271 |
|
United States |
Clearance |
$500,000 |
500,000 |
|
Czech Republic |
Clearance |
€20,000 |
22,192 |
|
Lithuania |
Clearance |
€3,000 |
3,329 |
|
Total |
|
|
1,207,792 |
Since 2011, international contributions to mine action activities in Georgia totaled some $6.6 million, an average of $1.3 million per year.
Summary of international contributions: 2011–2015[3]
|
Year |
Total contributions ($) |
% change from previous year |
|
2015 |
1,207,792 |
-6 |
|
2014 |
1,289,199 |
+17 |
|
2013 |
1,098,128 |
-37 |
|
2012 |
1,740,788 |
35 |
|
2011 |
1,286,586 |
-64 |
|
Total |
6,622,493 |
|
[1] Czech Republic, Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Annual Report, Form E and Annex 1, 31 March 2016; Japan, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2016; Lithuania, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form J, 1 April 2016; and email from Katherine Baker, Foreign Affairs Officer, Weapons Removal and Abatement, United States Department of State, 12 September 2016.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2015: €1=US$1.31096; ¥121.05=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.