Serbia
Support for Mine Action
In 2015, three donors contributed US$1.6 million to mine action in the Republic of Serbia, an increase of some $600,000 from 2014.[1]
In 2012, Serbia reported, for the first and last time, that it supported its mine action program in 2012 through a contribution of €150,000 ($192,885).[2]
International contributions: 2015[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
US |
Clearance and risk education |
$1,500,000 |
1,500,000 |
|
Slovenia |
Clearance |
101,550 |
112,680 |
|
Czech Republic |
Capacity-building |
€20,000 |
22,192 |
|
Total |
|
|
1,634,872 |
Since 2011, international contributions to mine action activities in Serbia totaled $9.6 million and averaged $1.9 million per year.
Summary of contributions: 2011–2015[4]
|
Year |
Amount ($) |
|
2015 |
1,634,872 |
|
2014 |
1,010,015 |
|
2013 |
1,200,000 |
|
2012 |
2,580,127 |
|
2011 |
3,222,568 |
|
Total |
9,647,582 |
[1] Czech Republic, Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Annual Report, Form E and Annex 1, 31 March 2016; email from Katherine Baker, Foreign Affairs Officer, Weapons Removal and Abatement, United States Department of State, 12 September 2016; and ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2015,” April 2016, p. 22.
[2] Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 Extension Request, 26 March 2013, p. 24. Exchange rates for 2011: €1.3931=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[3] Exchange rates for 2015: €1=US$1.1096. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.
[4] See previous Monitor reports.