Iraq
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, 19 donors contributed a total of US$95.7 million for mine action activities in the Republic of Iraq.[1] This represented a decrease of almost $21 million (18%) compared to 2018.
The United States provided the largest contribution with $37.5 million to clearance and risk education activities, which amounted to 39% of the total international mine action assistance to Iraq in 2019.
Of the total contribution, more than four-fifths ($82.2 million or 86%) went toward clearance and risk education activities, while 8% ($7.2 million) was for victim assistance, 1% ($0.7 million) was allocated to capacity-building, and the remainder ($5.6 million or 5%) went to other mine action activities that were not disaggregated by the donors.
International contributions: 2019[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
United States |
Clearance and risk education |
$37,500,000 |
37,500,000 |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance and risk education |
£2,850,000 |
3,638,880 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance and risk education |
SEK15,000,000 |
1,585,557 |
|
Slovakia |
Clearance and risk education |
€16,752 |
18,752 |
|
Norway |
Clearance and risk education |
NOK86,889,511 |
9,873,696 |
|
New Zealand |
Capacity-building |
NZ$502,800 |
331,395 |
|
Netherlands |
Various |
€3,551,794 |
3,975,878 |
|
Luxembourg |
Clearance |
€700,000 |
783,580 |
|
Japan |
Risk education and victim assistance |
¥576,021,888 |
5,283,635 |
|
Italy |
Clearance and risk education |
€700,000 |
783,580 |
|
Germany |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
€8,139,564 |
9,111,428 |
|
France |
Capacity-building and clearance |
€1,881,000 |
2,105,591 |
|
Finland |
Clearance and risk education |
€950,000 |
1,063,430 |
|
European Union |
Clearance and risk education |
€230,189 |
257,674 |
|
Estonia |
Clearance and risk education |
€13,400 |
15,000 |
|
Denmark |
Clearance and risk education |
DKK68,920,000 |
10,332,369 |
|
Canada |
Clearance and risk education |
C$5,818,419 |
4,384,972 |
|
Belgium |
Clearance |
€416,161 |
465,851 |
|
Australia |
Clearance and risk education |
A$6,000,000 |
4,171,200 |
|
Total |
95,682,468 |
From 2015–2019, international assistance to mine action activities in Iraq totaled more than $549 million. Iraq was the largest recipient of international mine action funding over the five-year period.
As in previous years, the government of Iraq, the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency, the Regional Mine Action Center in Basra, and the General Directorate of Mine Action did not report any financial contributions to Iraq’s mine action program in 2019.
Summary of contributions: 2015–2019[3]
|
Year |
International contributions (US$) |
|
2019 |
95,682,468 |
|
2018 |
116,406,652 |
|
2017 |
203,314,255 |
|
2016 |
81,849,022 |
|
2015 |
51,887,158 |
|
Total |
549,139,555 |
[1] Australia Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 3 January 2020; Belgium Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 March 2020; Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 11 June 2020; response to Monitor questionnaire by Natascha Hassan Johns, Head of Section, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defence, 26 June 2020; United Nations Mine Action Service, "Annual Report 2019," pp. 32–33, 22 April 2020; email from Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 30 August 2020; response to Monitor questionnaire by Anni Mäkeläinen, Desk Officer, Unit for Arms Control, Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2020; emails from Yves Marek, Ambassador, Secretary General, National Commission for the Elimination of Anti-Personnel mines (CNEMA), 27 July and 10 August 2020; Germany Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 16 March 2020; Italy Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 25 June 2020; Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 March 2020; response to Monitor questionnaire by Steve Hoscheit, Desk Disarmament, Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, 4 May 2020; Netherlands 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; New Zealand 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: A$1=US$0.6952; C$1.3269=US$1; DKK6.6703=US$1; €1=US$1.1194; NOK8. 8001=US$1; NZ$1=US$0.6591; £1=US$1.2768; SEK9.4604=US$1; and ¥109.02=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[3] See previous Monitor reports. The total for international support in 2016 has been rectified as a result of a revised funding total from the Netherlands.