Myanmar_Burma
Support for Mine Action
(Special note: This profile updated with new information after the publication of Landmine Monitor 2016.)
In 2015, seven donors contributed US$11.8 million to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for mine action, a 104% increase from 2014.[1]
The European Union (EU), Switzerland and the United States (US) provided the largest contributions, with a combined total of $10.2 million, representing more than 85% of all support.
All international contributions in 2015 went to non-technical survey, risk education or victim assistance activities through the ICRC and other NGOs.
International contributions: 2015[2]
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
EU |
Various |
€4,900,000 |
5,437,040 |
Switzerland |
Risk education and victim assistance |
CHF2,697,312 |
2,801,529 |
US |
Risk education and victim assistance |
US$2,350,000 |
2,000,000 |
Germany |
Victim assistance |
€858,139 |
952,192 |
Denmark |
Risk education |
DKK1,500,000 |
223,005 |
Norway |
Risk education |
NOK1,500,000 |
185,917 |
Ireland |
Risk education |
€70,000 |
77,672 |
Total |
|
|
11,677,355 |
Since 2011, international assistance to Myanmar has considerably increased, jumping from less than $700,000 in 2011 to $11.7 million in 2015.
Summary of international contributions: 2011–2015[3]
Year |
International contributions ($) |
2015 |
11,677,355 |
2014 |
5,723,910 |
2013 |
7,892,326 |
2012 |
8,503,756 |
2011 |
674,368 |
Total |
34,471,715 |
[1] Germany, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 4 April 2016; Ireland, Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Annual Report, Form E and Annex 1, 31 March 2016; Switzerland, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 28 April 2016; response to Monitor questionnaire by Niels Peter Berg, Head of Section, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2016; and emails from Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 30 September 2016 and 22 November 2016; from Ingrid Schoyen, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2016; and from Katherine Baker, Foreign Affairs Officer, Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State, 12 September 2016.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2015: DKK6.7263=US$1; €1=US$1.1096; NOK8.0681=US$1; CHF0.9628=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.