Lebanon
Support for Mine Action
In 2016, contributions from six international donors for mine action activities in the Republic of Lebanon totaled US$16.9 million, about twice as much as the $8.7 million reported in 2015.[1]
The United States (US) provided the largest contribution with $29.6 million, which represents more than half of the total international mine action assistance in Lebanon for 2016.
International contributions: 2016[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
European Union |
Various |
€8,072,488 |
8,937,859 |
|
US |
Clearance |
$3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
|
Norway |
Clearance and risk education |
NOK16,500,000 |
1,965,783 |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥170,270,111 |
1,566,999 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance and risk education |
€1,219,832 |
1,350,598 |
|
Slovenia |
Various |
N/R |
88,411 |
|
Total |
16,909,650 |
Note: N/R = not reported.
In 2016, the Ministry of Defense of Lebanon supported the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC) with personnel, facilities, and 19 Armed Forces Engineering Regiment teams, as well as three rapid response companies. Lebanon has reported contributing an average of $9 million per year.[3]
Since 2012, the government of Lebanon contributed $44.9 million to its mine action program, or 40% of its total mine action budget, while international contributions totaled some $69 million, an average of about $14 million per year.
Lebanon’s Mine Action Strategy 2011–2020 had estimated the need for more than $43 million a year for 2014–2016.[4] As in 2014 and 2015, this target had not, by a large margin, been met in 2016.
Summary of contributions: 2012–2016[5]
|
Year |
National contributions (US$) |
International contributions (US$) |
Total budget (US$) |
|
2016 |
9,000,000 |
16,909,650 |
25,909,650 |
|
2015 |
9,000,000 |
8,676,129 |
17,676,129 |
|
2014 |
9,000,000 |
6,865,794 |
15,865,794 |
|
2013 |
9,000,000 |
19,572,312 |
28,572,312 |
|
2012 |
8,900,000 |
17,957,931 |
26,857,931 |
|
Total |
44,900,000 |
69,981,816 |
114,881,816 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 30 September 2017; Japan, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2017; response to Monitor questionnaire by Olivia Douwes, Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2017; email from Ingrid Schoyen, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2017; ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2016,” April 2017, p.25; and email from Steve Costner, Deputy Office Director, Weapons Removal and Abatement, United States (US) Department of State, 30 October 2017.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2016: €1=US$1.1072; ¥108.66=US$1; NOK8.3936=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2017.
[3] Lebanon, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, April 2017.
[4] LMAC, “Mine Action Strategy 2011–2020,” September 2011, p. 21.
[5] See previous Monitor reports. Totals for international support in 2014 and 2013 have been rectified as a result of revised US funding data. Total for 2012 has also been rectified as a result of database clean-up.