Sweden

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 15 October 2017

In 2016, the Kingdom of Sweden allocated SEK55 million (US$6.5 million)[1] in mine action funding.

Sweden provided the majority of its funding through NGOs, including Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), in addition to the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the ICRC, and UNICEF.[2]

The largest contribution went to Danish Demining Group (DDG) (SEK20 million/$2.3 million) for clearance and risk education activities in Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, and South Sudan. This represents more than one third of Sweden’s total contribution in 2016.

Contributions by recipient: 2016[3]

Recipient	Sector	Amount (SEK)	Amount (US$)
DDG (Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, and South Sudan)	Clearance and risk education	20,000,000	2,338,060
Afghanistan	Clearance and risk education	15,000,000	1,753,545
Global	Various	12,445,000	1,454,858
Somalia	Various	5,800,000	678,037
ICRC	Victim assistance	2,000,000	233,806
Total		55,245,000	6,458,306

Since 2012, Sweden's funding for mine action has dropped by more than 50%. From 2012–2016, Sweden’s contribution for mine action totaled some SEK339 million ($47.3 million). This is some 35% less than the SEK529.6 million ($76.5 million) contributed during the previous five-year period, from 2007 to 2011.[4]

Summary of contributions: 2012–2016[5]

Year	Amount (SEK)	Amount (US$)	% change from previous year (US$)
2016	55,245,000	6,458,306	+5
2015	51,640,000	6,122,110	-21
2014	53,155,000	7,751,254	-39
2013	83,885,000	12,880,812	-8
2012	95,440,000	14,093,117	+15
Total	339,365,000	47,305,599

[1] Average exchange rate for 2016: SEK8.5541=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2017.

[2] Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 12 April 2017.

[3] Ibid.

[4] Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, “Country Profile: Sweden: Support for Mine Action,” 9 August 2012.

[5] See previous Monitor reports.