Congo, Democratic Republic of
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, four donors contributed a total of US$6.9 million toward mine action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which represents a 12% decrease from 2018.[1]
The DRC also received in-kind assistance from Switzerland valued at $1.5 million to support mine clearance operations.[2]
The DRC has never reported any national contributions to its mine action program, but in its Third Article 5 deadline Extension Request, submitted in September 2020, the DRC committed to providing approximately $564,000 from 2021–2022.[3]
International contributions: 2019[4]
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
United States |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
US$4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
South Korea |
Capacity-building and clearance |
N/R |
1,260,000 |
Norway |
Clearance and risk education |
NOK11,000,000 |
1,249,986 |
UN CERF |
Capacity-building and clearance |
N/A |
398,807 |
Total |
N/A |
6,908,793 |
Note: N/A=not available; N/R=not reported. UN CERF=United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund.
In the five-year period from 2015–2019, international contributions to mine action activities in the DRC totaled more than $32 million, an average of some $6.5 million per year.
The DRC’s most recent Mine Ban Treaty extension request projected that a budget of $3.9 million would be required for 2021–2022, of which $2.4 million would go to demining and survey operations and $0.9 million to risk education activities, while the remainder would be used for coordination from its mine action center.[5]
Summary of international contributions: 2015–2019[6]
Year |
International contributions (US$) |
2019 |
6,908,793 |
2018 |
7,789,468 |
2017 |
5,729,912 |
2016 |
6,175,437 |
2015 |
5,811,610 |
Total |
32,415,220 |
[1] Email from Ingrid Schøyen, Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 June 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 United Nations Mine Action Service, ‘‘Annual Report 2019,’’ 22 April 2020, pp. 32–33.
[2] Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 28 April 2020. Annual exchange rate for 2019: CHF0.9937=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[3] DRC Mine Ban Treaty Third Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 24 September 2020, pp. 45–46.
[4] Average exchange rate for 2019: NOK8.001=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[5] DRC Mine Ban Treaty Third Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 24 September 2020, p. 116.
[6] See previous Monitor reports.