Angola
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, the Republic of Angola received US$11.1 million (56% increase compared to 2018) from five donors.[1] As in 2016–2018, Angola did not receive international support for victim assistance in 2019. Instead, all funds were allocated to capacity-building, clearance, and risk education activities.
International contributions: 2019[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
United States |
Clearance and risk education |
US$4,100,000 |
4,100,000 |
|
United Kingdom |
Capacity-building, clearance, and risk education |
£3,730,368 |
4,762,934 |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥149,602,586 |
1,372,249 |
|
Norway |
Clearance and risk education |
NOK4,500,000 |
511,358 |
|
Sweden |
Risk education |
SEK3,518,396 |
371,908 |
|
Total |
N/A |
11,118,449 |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
The government of Angola has contributed more than $170 million to its mine action program since 2015, amounting to 84% of its total mine action budget. In 2018, it contributed $15.7 million and received $11.1 million from international donors, resulting in a $26.8 million overall budget.[3]
In 2015–2019, Angola was one of the 20 largest recipients of international mine action funding and received more than $32 million over the five-year period. In 2019, international assistance totaled more than $10 million for the first time since 2014.
Summary of contributions: 2015–2019[4]
|
Year |
National contributions (US$) |
International contributions (US$) |
Total Budget |
|
2019 |
15,700,000 |
11,118,449 |
26,818,449 |
|
2018 |
26,458,282 |
7,078,286 |
33,536,568 |
|
2017 |
45,079,260 |
3,127,966 |
48,207,226 |
|
2016 |
24,497,253 |
4,797,332 |
29,294,585 |
|
2015 |
59,168,559 |
6,650,365 |
65,818,924 |
|
Total |
170,903,354 |
32,772,398 |
203,675,752 |
[1] Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 March 2020; email from Ingrid Schøyen, Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020; email from Kajsa Aulin, Assistant Health Affairs and Disarmament, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva, 24 September 2020; United Kingdom Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 2020; and US Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2019,” 2 April 2020.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2019: NOK8.8001=US$1; £1=1.2768; SEK9.4604=US$1; ¥109.2=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[3] Angola Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 2020.
[4] See previous Monitor reports.