Georgia
Support for Mine Action
In 2017, three donors contributed some US$1.5 million toward clearance operations in Georgia.[1]
Georgia has never reported contributions to its own mine action operations.
International contributions: 2017[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount |
Amount (US$) |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance |
£490,000 |
631,610 |
|
United States |
Clearance |
US$500,000 |
500,000 |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥44,840,000 |
400,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
1,531,610 |
Since 2013, international contributions to mine action activities in Georgia totaled some $5 million, varied from a low of about $400,000 in 2016 to a high of $1.5 million in 2017.
Summary of international contributions: 2013–2017[3]
|
Year |
Total contributions ($) |
% change from previous year |
|
2017 |
1,531,610 |
+288 |
|
2016 |
394,717 |
-59 |
|
2015 |
957,792 |
-26 |
|
2014 |
1,289,199 |
+17 |
|
2013 |
1,099,128 |
-37 |
|
Total |
5,272,446 |
|
[1] Japan, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2018; and United Kingdom, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2018; and emails from Katherine Baker, Foreign Affairs Officer, Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State, 9 and 24 October 2018.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2017: £1=US$1.289; ¥112.1=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 11 January 2018.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.