Colombia
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, the Republic of Colombia received US$37.3 million in international assistance for mine action from 10 donors; this was 13% less than in 2018.
The largest contribution was provided by the United States, which contributed 64% of all international assistance.[1]
Of the total contribution, more than one-fifth ($8.3 million or 22%) went toward clearance and risk education activities, while 10% ($3.6 million) was for victim assistance, 2% was for capacity-building projects ($0.7 million), and the remainder ($24.7 million or 66%) went to other mine action activities that were not disaggregated by the donors.
International contributions: 2019[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount |
Amount (US$) |
|
United States |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
US$24,000,000 |
24,000,000 |
|
Norway |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
NOK50,500,00 |
5,738,571 |
|
Germany |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
€1,716,354 |
1,921,287 |
|
Canada |
Capacity-building, clearance, and risk education |
C$2,369,901 |
1,786,043 |
|
Switzerland |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
CHF1,313,547 |
1,321,875 |
|
UN CERF |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
US$800,131 |
800,131 |
|
New Zealand |
Clearance |
NZ$747,000 |
492,480 |
|
Italy |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
€425,000 |
475,745 |
|
Sweden |
Various |
SEK4,105,000 |
433,914 |
|
Ireland |
Clearance |
€250,000 |
279,850 |
|
Total |
N/A |
37,249,896 |
Note: N/A=not applicable. UN CERF= United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund.
In the five-year period from 2015–2019, international contributions to Colombia totaled more than $178 million. In 2019, Colombia contributed approximately $1 million to its mine action program. No information on any national contribution was available for 2016–2018. Between 2012 and 2015, the government of Colombia contributed some $6.6 million to support its national mine action program.
Summary of international contributions in 2015–2019[3]
|
Year |
International contributions (US$) |
|
2019 |
37,249,896 |
|
2018 |
33,059,744 |
|
2017 |
68,372,769 |
|
2016 |
26,190,348 |
|
2015 |
13,336,503 |
|
Total |
178,209,260 |
[1] Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 11 June 2020; Germany Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 16 March 2020; Ireland Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 March 2020; Italy Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 25 June 2020; email from Andrea Celentano, Humanitarian and Emergency Aid, Directorate General for Development Cooperation, Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 14 September 2020; New Zealand Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 2020; email from Ingrid Schøyen, Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020; Sweden Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 2020; email from Kajsa Aulin, Assistant Health Affairs and Disarmament, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva, 24 September 2020; Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 28 April 2020; United Nations Mine Action Service, "Annual Report 2019," 22 April 2020; 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; and email from Kirsten Lentz, Senior Technical Advisor, Rehabilitation, USAID Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Office, Empowerment and Inclusion Division, 16 June 2020.
[2] Average exchange rates for 2019: C$1.3269=US$1; €1=US$1.1194; NOK8.8001=US$1; NZ$1=US$0.6591; SEK9.4604=US$0.7111; CHF0.9937=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.