South Sudan
Support for Mine Action
In 2015, seven donors contributed US$8.7 million for mine action activities in the Republic of South Sudan.[1]
The largest contributions came from Japan ($2.3 million) and the United States (US) ($2 million), which provided half of all support in 2015.
Victim assistance funding totaled some $1.2 million (almost one-quarter of all funding received in 2015), and came from three donors: Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands.
South Sudan also received in-kind assistance from Switzerland valued at CHF285,000 ($296,012) for clearance activities.[2]
International contributions: 2015[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Japan |
Various |
¥278,415,000 |
2,300,000 |
|
US |
Various |
$2,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
|
Denmark |
Clearance and risk education |
DKK11,250,000 |
1,672,539 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK12,000,000 |
1,487,339 |
|
Germany |
Victim assistance |
€500,000 |
554,800 |
|
Finland |
Victim assistance |
€350,000 |
388,360 |
|
Netherlands |
Victim assistance |
€260,000 |
288,496 |
|
Total |
|
|
8,691,534 |
Between 2011–2015, there was a continuous decline in international funding to mine action in South Sudan, with contributions decreasing from $23 million in 2011 to less than $9 million in 2015.
Summary of contributions: 2011–2015[4]
|
Year |
International contributions ($) |
|
2015 |
8,691,534 |
|
2014 |
10,377,200 |
|
2013 |
19,891,553 |
|
2012 |
18,928,146 |
|
2011 |
22,946,144 |
|
Total |
80,834,577 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Niels Peter Berg, Head of Section, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2016; Germany, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 4 April 2016; Japan, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2016; Netherlands, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, April 2016; Switzerland, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 28 April 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.
[2] Switzerland, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 28 April 2016. Average exchange rate for 2015: CHF0.9628=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2015: DKK6.7263=US$1; €1=US$1.1096; ¥121.05=US$1; NOK8.0681=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.
[4] See previous Monitor reports.