Ireland
Support for Mine Action
In 2018, Ireland contributed €3.3 million (US$3.9 million)[1] in mine action funding to eight countries and one other area.
Ireland allocated most of its mine action support in 2018 for clearance and risk education activities.
Contributions by recipient: 2018[2]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (€) |
Amount (US$) |
|
Somaliland |
Clearance |
650,000 |
768,105 |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance |
500,000 |
590,850 |
|
Lao PDR |
Clearance |
500,000 |
590,850 |
|
South Sudan |
Clearance |
400,000 |
472,680 |
|
Zimbabwe |
Clearance and risk education |
400,000 |
472,680 |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance and risk education |
300,000 |
354,510 |
|
Colombia |
Clearance |
250,000 |
295,425 |
|
Vietnam |
Clearance |
200,000 |
236,340 |
|
Myanmar |
Clearance and risk education |
70,000 |
82,719 |
|
Global |
Advocacy and capacity-building |
25,000 |
29,543 |
|
Total |
3,295,000 |
3,893,702 |
In 2018, Ireland’s contribution to mine action returned to its 2009–2016 levels when it provided an average annual contribution of some €3.2 million ($4.1 million). In 2017, Ireland’s mine action funding dropped by nearly half to reach its lowest since 2005 when it contributed €1.7 million ($2.1 million).[3]
In the years 2014–2018, Ireland’s contribution to mine action totaled more than €14 million (some $17 million). In comparison, in the previous five-year period from 2009–2013, Ireland support to mine action amounted to €16 million ($21.4 million).
Summary of contributions: 2014–2018[4]
|
Year |
Amount (€) |
Amount (US$) |
% change from previous year (US$) |
|
2018 |
3,295,000 |
3,893,702 |
+114 |
|
2017 |
1,610,000 |
1,819,461 |
-45 |
|
2016 |
2,970,000 |
3,288,384 |
-10 |
|
2015 |
3,279,868 |
3,639,342 |
-20 |
|
2014 |
3,400,000 |
4,520,980 |
10 |
|
Total |
14,554,868 |
17,161,869 |
[1] Average exchange rate for 2018: €1=US$1.1817. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2019.
[2] Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Annex, 2 April 2019; Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, April 2019.
[3] See, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, “Country Profile: Ireland: Support for Mine Action,” 23 June 2010.
[4] See previous Monitor reports.