Somalia
Support for Mine Action
In 2015, eight donors contributed US$9.9 million for mine action activities in the Federal Republic of Somalia, this is $2.6 million more than in 2014 (a 35% increase).[1]
The largest contribution came from Japan ($2.4 million), with three additional countries—Germany, the United States (US), and Norway—contributing more than $1 million each. Two donors, Italy and Norway, contributed a combined total of $1.2 million to support victim assistance activities in 2015.
International contributions: 2015[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Japan |
Various |
¥290,520,000 |
2,400,000 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€1,750,000 |
1,941,800 |
|
US |
Various |
$1,800,000 |
1,800,000 |
|
Norway |
Clearance and victim assistance |
NOK13,058,000 |
1,618,473 |
|
Denmark |
Various |
DKK6,000,000 |
892,021 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance and risk education |
SEK5,000,000 |
592,768 |
|
Italy |
Victim assistance |
€400,000 |
443,840 |
|
Finland |
Clearance |
€262,500 |
291,270 |
|
Total |
|
|
9,980,172 |
International support to Somalia’s mine action activities has fluctuated greatly since 2011, ranging from a minimum of $4 million in 2011 to a maximum of $25 million in 2012.
Summary of contributions: 2011–2015[3]
|
Year |
International contribution ($) |
|
2015 |
9,980,172 |
|
2014 |
7,369,335 |
|
2013 |
15,042,886 |
|
2012 |
25,072,954 |
|
2011 |
3,955,722 |
|
Total |
61,421,069 |
[1] Germany, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 4 April 2016; Italy, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, May 2016; Japan, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2016; Sweden, Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Annual Report, Form E, 29 March 2016; response to Monitor questionnaire by Niels Peter Berg, Head of Section, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2016; emails 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; and “Aid for humanitarian mine action in 2015,” Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 29 October 2015. [Note, footnote amended 15 December 2016.]
[2] Average exchange rate for 2015: DKK6.7263=US$1; €1=US$1.1096; ¥121.05=US$1; NOK8.0681=US$1; SEK8.4350. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.