Georgia

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 16 November 2020

In 2019, two donors contributed US$0.8million toward clearance operations and victim assistance in Georgia.[1] Georgia has never reported contributions to its own mine action operations.

International contributions: 2019[2]

Donor

Sector

Amount

(national currency)

Amount (US$)

United States

Victim assistance

US$501,802

501,802

United Kingdom

Clearance

£213,091

272,075

Total

   

773,877

Note: N/A=not applicable.

In the five-year period from 2015–2019, international contributions to mine action activities in Georgia totaled some $6.2 million. Annual contributions varied from a low of about $400,000 in 2016 to a high of $2.5 million in 2017.

Summary of international contributions: 2015–2019[3]

Year

Total contributions (US$)

2019

773,877

2018

1,544,760

2017

2,531,610

2016

394,717

2015

957,792

Total

6,202,756

 



[1] 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: £1=US$1.2768. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.

[3] See previous Monitor reports.