Palestine
Support for Mine Action
(Special note: This profile updated with new information after the publication of Landmine Monitor 2016.)
In 2015, ten donors contributed US$3.8 million toward mine action in the State of Palestine, about $5 million less than in 2014.[1]
The largest contribution was provided by the United States (US) with three additional donors—the European Union (EU), Italy and Japan—each contributing more than $500,000. Contributions from these donors accounted for more than three-quarters of all international assistance received by Palestine in 2015.
Contributions for victim assistance (totaling $114,201) from Slovenia and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) went through the ITF Enhancing Human Security.
International contributions: 2015[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
US |
Clearance and risk education |
$1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
EU |
Clearance |
€800,000 |
887,680 |
|
Italy |
Clearance and risk education |
€500,000 |
554,800 |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥60,525,000 |
500,000 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance |
€280,000 |
310,688 |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance |
£200,000 |
305,680 |
|
Luxembourg |
Clearance |
€80,750 |
89,600 |
|
Slovenia |
Victim assistance |
€74,201 |
74,201 |
|
OFID |
Victim assistance |
N/A |
40,000 |
|
Poland |
Various |
€31,543 |
35,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
3,797,649 |
Since 2011, Palestine has received more than $19 million in international assistance for mine action, half of which was provided in 2014.
Summary of international contribution: 2011–2015[3]
|
Year |
Amount ($) |
|
2015 |
3,797,649 |
|
2014 |
9,071,124 |
|
2013 |
1,427,489 |
|
2012 |
2,390,358 |
|
2011 |
2,426,612 |
|
Total |
19,113,232 |
[1] Italy, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, May 2016; Japan, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2016; Netherlands, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, April 2016; Poland, Convention on Conventional Weapons Protocol II Annual Report, Form E, 30 March 2016; United Kingdom, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 29 April 2016; response to Monitor questionnaire by Robert Steinmetz, Expert in Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 11 May 2016; ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2015,” April 2016, p. 22; and email from Katherine Baker, Foreign Affairs Officer, Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State, 12 September 2016; and from Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 22 November 2016. [Note, footnote amended 15 December 2016.]
[2] Average exchange rate for 2015: €1=US$1.1096; £1=US$1.5284; ¥121/05=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.