Syria
Support for Mine Action
In 2016, 10 donors reported contributing US$19.2 million to mine action activities in the Syrian Arab Republic, 30% more than in 2015 when international funding totaled $14.8 million.[1]
The United States (US) provided the largest contribution with $9.5 million, which represents half of the total international mine action assistance in Syria for 2016. In addition, three donors provided more than $1 million each: the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), New Zealand, and Norway.
International contributions: 2016[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
US |
Various |
$9,510,000 |
9,510,000 |
|
OCHA |
Various |
N/A |
3,174,353 |
|
New Zealand |
Victim assistance |
NZ$3,500,000 |
2,441,600 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK14,397,577 |
1,715,304 |
|
Japan |
Various |
¥98,407,929 |
905,650 |
|
EU |
Various |
€498,793 |
552,264 |
|
Denmark |
Risk education |
DKK3,000,000 |
445,924 |
|
Luxembourg |
Victim assistance |
€215,700 |
238,823 |
|
Germany |
Risk education |
€89,691 |
99,306 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance and risk education |
€71,587 |
79,261 |
|
Total |
|
|
19,162,485 |
Note: N/A = not applicable.
Since 2012, international contributions to mine action in Syria jumped from just $1 million in 2012 to more than $19 million in 2016, and totaled nearly $40 million.
Summary of international contributions: 2012–2016[3]
|
Year |
International contributions (US$) |
|
2016 |
19,162,485 |
|
2015 |
14,751,538 |
|
2014 |
1,366,000 |
|
2013 |
3,618,767 |
|
2012 |
1,072,046 |
|
Total |
39,970,836 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Ditte Bjerregaard, Head of Section, Stabilization and Security Policy, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2017; Germany, Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCW) Amended Protocol II Annual Report, Form E, 31 March 2017; Japan, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2017; responses to Monitor questionnaire by Frank Braun, Desk Disarmament, Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, 13 March 2017, and by Olivia Douwes, Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2017; New Zealand, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 27 April 2017; email from Ingrid Schoyen, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2017; UNMAS, “Annual Report 2016,” March 2017, p. 30; response to Monitor questionnaire by Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 30 September 2017; and email from Steve Costner, Deputy Office Director, Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State, 30 October 2017.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2016: DKK6.7276=US$1; €1=US$1.1072; NOK8.3936=US$1; ¥108.66=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2017.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.