Italy
Support for Mine Action
In 2018, the Republic of Italy contributed €3.7 million (almost US$4.3 million)[1] in mine action funding to eight countries. This is similar to its 2017 contribution (€3.4 million / $3.9million).
The largest contribution went to Libya (€600,000/$709,000) for capacity-building activities, which represents 16% of its total contribution.
Overall, €1.2 million ($1.4 million) went to clearance and risk education activities in Colombia Iraq and Palestine; this accounted for 32% of its total contribution. Italy allocated €1.1 million ($1.3 million)—or 30% of Italy’s mine action funding—went to victim assistance programs in Afghanistan, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Somalia.
A further €465,000 (some $500,000, or 14% of its total contribution), designated as “global” in the table below, was provided to institutions, NGOs, and trust funds, without a designated recipient state or area.
The remaining 8% supported clearance and victim assistance activities in Sudan but was not disaggregated by sector.
Contributions by recipient: 2018[2]
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (€) |
Amount (US$) |
Libya |
Capacity-building |
600,000 |
709,020 |
Iraq |
Clearance and risk education |
585,000 |
691,295 |
Afghanistan |
Victim assistance |
500,000 |
590,850 |
Global |
Advocacy and capacity-building |
465,000 |
549,491 |
Colombia |
Clearance and victim assistance |
375,000 |
443,138 |
Palestine |
Risk education |
331,000 |
391,143 |
Sudan |
Clearance and victim assistance |
300,000 |
354,510 |
DRC |
Victim assistance |
250,000 |
295,425 |
Somalia |
Victim assistance |
250,000 |
295,425 |
Total |
3,656,000 |
4,320,297 |
From 2014–2018, Italy contributed more than €13 million ($16.1 million) to mine action; this is similar to the level of its support for the previous five-year period from 2009–2014, when it provided €11.1 million ($15.6 million).
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/$2.2 million in 2013), an increase in its contributions has been recorded since 2014.
Summary of contributions: 2014–2018[3]
Year |
Amount (€) |
Amount ($) |
% change from previous year ($) |
2018 |
3,656,000 |
4,320,295 |
+12 |
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 |
Total |
13,887,648 |
16,102,742 |
[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, Form I, March 2019; and Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2019.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.