Congo, Democratic Republic of

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 16 November 2020

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.

[4] Average exchange rate for 2019: NOK8.001=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.

[6] See previous Monitor reports.