Mauritania

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 15 September 2015

Since 2008, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania has contributed approximately US$4.4 million or 47% of its total mine action budget. In 2014, Mauritania contributed $850,000, and reported it would increase its national contribution to $950,000 in 2015.[1]

In March 2015, Mauritania submitted a request to extend its mine clearance deadline until 2021 but did not include a projected budget for the requested extension period or a resource mobilization strategy.

In 2014, Norway was Mauritania’s sole international mine action donor, contributing NOK4,521,000 ($717,972) toward clearance activities.[2] This is $1 million less than in 2013, when Germany and Norway provided $1,770,428 for clearance operations through Norwegian People’s Aid.[3]

Summary of contributions: 2010–2014[4]

Year

National contributions ($)

International contributions ($)

Total contributions ($)

2014

850,000

717,972

1,567,972

2013

850,000

1,770,428

2,620,428

2012

850,000

1,394,978

2,244,978

2011

985,000

807,158

1,792,158

2010

846,000

194,990

1,040,990

Total

4,381,000

4,885,526

9,266,526

 

 



[1] Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 Extension Request, 26 March 2015, p. 16.

[2] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingrid Schoyen, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2015. Average exchange rate for 2014: NOK6.2969=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.

[3] Germany, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 5 May 2014; and email from Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, 28 April 2014.

[4] See previous Monitor profiles.