Italy

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 27 September 2018

In 2017, the Republic of Italy contributed €3.4 million (almost US$4 million)[1] in mine action funding to eight countries.

Overall, nearly €1 million ($1.1 million)—or 28% of Italy’s mine action funding—went to victim assistance programs in Afghanistan, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Somalia. Italy allocated €800,000 (some $900,000) to clearance and risk education activities in Colombia and Libya; this accounted for 24% of its total contribution.

A further €340,000 (some $300,000, or 10% of its total contribution), designated as “global” in the table below, was provided to institutions, NGOs, and trust funds, without a designated recipient state or area.

The remaining 38% (€1.3 million/$1.5 million) supported mine action activities in Iraq, Sudan, and Ukraine, but was not disaggregated by sector.

Contributions by recipient: 2017[2] 

Recipient

Sector

Amount (€)

Amount (US$)

Afghanistan

Victim assistance

500,000

565,050

Iraq

Clearance and victim assistance

500,000

565,050

Libya

Risk education

500,000

565,050

Ukraine

Risk education and victim assistance

500,000

565,050

Colombia

Clearance and victim assistance

375,000

423,788

Global

Advocacy

340,000

384,234

Sudan

Clearance and victim assistance

300,000

339,030

DRC

Victim assistance

250,000

282,525

Somalia

Victim assistance

150,000

169,515

Total

 

3,415,000

3,859,292

 

From 2013–2017, Italy contributed more than €11 million ($13.2 million) to mine action; this is about one-quarter less than the level of its support for the previous five-year period from 2008–2012, when it provided €17.4 million ($24.3 million).[3] 

After six years of steady decline in Italy’s support to mine action between 2008–2013 (from €6.9 million/$10.2 million in 2008 to €1.1 million/$2.2 million in 2013), an increase in its contributions has been recorded since 2014.

Summary of contributions: 2013–2017[4] 

Year

Amount (€)

Amount ($)

% change from previous year ($)

2017

3,415,000

3,859,292

+40

2016

2,484,785

2,751,154

-7

2015

2,671,863

2,964,699

+34

2014

1,660,000

2,207,302

+51

2013

1,099,092

1,459,704

-48

Totals

11,330,740

13,242,151

 

 



[1] Average exchange rate for 2017: €1=US$1.1301. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 11 January 2018.

[2] Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, April 2018; and Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2018.

[3] See, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, “Country Profile: Italy: Support for Mine Action,” 29 August 2013.

[4] See previous Monitor reports.