Libya
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, Libya received US$24.1 million in international assistance to mine action from eight donors; this was similar to the annual level of funding received in 2017–2018.[1]
The European Union provided the largest contribution with $16.8 million for clearance, risk education activities, as well as other mine action operations that were not disaggregated by sector. This contribution represented 70% of the total international mine action assistance in Libya for 2019.
International contributions: 2019[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
European Union |
Various |
€15,000,000 |
16,791,000 |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance and risk education |
£2,810,019 |
3,587,832 |
|
United States |
Capacity-building and clearance |
US$2,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
|
France |
Clearance |
€800,000 |
895,520 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance |
SEK7,000,000 |
739,926 |
|
Japan |
Victim assistance |
¥4,628,989 |
42,460 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance and risk education |
€19,505 |
21,834 |
|
Switzerland |
Clearance and risk education |
CHF20,000 |
20,127 |
|
Total |
N/A |
24,098,699 |
Note: N/A = not applicable.
In the five-year period from 2015–2019, Libya received more than $92 million in international assistance for mine action. International funding has jumped from less than $7 million in 2015 to more than $20 million each year between 2017 and 2019.
Summary of international contributions: 2015–2019[3]
|
Year |
Amount (US$) |
|
2019 |
24,098,699 |
|
2018 |
27,478,854 |
|
2017 |
26,021,657 |
|
2016 |
7,976,805 |
|
2015 |
6,803,637 |
|
Total |
92,379,652 |
[1] Email from Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 30 August 2020; emails from Yves Marek, Ambassador, Secretary General, National Commission for the Elimination of Anti-Personnel Mines (CNEMA), 27 July and 10 August 2020; Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 March 2020; Netherlands 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 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 rates for 2019: €1=US$1.1194; £1=US$1.2768; CHF0.9937=US$1; SEK9.4604=US$1; and ¥1099.02=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.