Italy

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 23 September 2019

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.