United States
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, the United States (US) contributed more than US$177 million to 21 countries as well as global activities.[1] This represent a 12% decrease from the $201.7 million provided in 2018.
US support to mine action was distributed among the following regions: East and South Asia and the Pacific ($74.5 million, 42%, five recipient countries), the Middle East and North Africa ($48.9 million, 28%, five recipient countries), the Americas ($24 million, 14%, one recipient country), Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia ($14.5 million, 8%, six recipient countries), and Sub-Saharan Africa ($11.1 million, 6%, four recipient countries). A further $4.4 million (2%) designated as global was not earmarked for any state, area or region.
The US allocates the majority of its mine action funding through the State Department’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (WRA). Additional funding is allocated through the Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund within the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance at the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Contributions by recipient: 2019
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (US$) |
Iraq |
Clearance and risk education |
37,500,000 |
Lao PDR |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
32,000,000 |
Colombia |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
24,000,000 |
Afghanistan |
Capacity-building, clearance, and victim assistance |
20,000,000 |
Vietnam |
Clearance and risk education |
15,000,000 |
Ukraine |
Capacity-building and clearance |
8,500,000 |
Cambodia |
Clearance and risk education |
5,000,000 |
Lebanon |
Clearance and risk education |
5,000,000 |
Global |
Victim assistance |
4,357,512 |
Angola |
Clearance and risk education |
4,100,000 |
Congo, Dem. Rep. |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
4,000,000 |
Yemen |
Capacity-building and victim assistance |
4,000,000 |
Sri Lanka |
Clearance and risk education |
2,500,000 |
South Sudan |
Clearance and risk education |
2,000,000 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clearance and risk education |
2,000,000 |
Libya |
Capacity-building and clearance |
2,000,000 |
Tajikistan |
Capacity-building and clearance |
1,500,000 |
Albania |
Clearance |
1,000,000 |
Serbia |
Clearance |
1,000,000 |
Zimbabwe |
Clearance and risk education |
1,000,000 |
Georgia |
Victim assistance |
501,802 |
Jordan |
Victim assistance |
400,000 |
Total |
177,359,314 |
From 2015–2019, the cumulative US contribution for mine action totaled approximately $1 billion. This represents three-fifths more than the $622.1 million provided in the previous five-year period from 2010–2014.[2]
It is the eleventh consecutive year that annual US support has totaled more than $100 million.
Summary of contributions: 2015–2019[3]
Year |
Amount (US$) |
% change from previous year |
2019 |
177,359,314 |
-12 |
2018 |
201,682,000 |
-37 |
2017 |
320,579,224 |
+103 |
2016 |
152,375,000 |
-5 |
2015 |
159,335,000 |
+41 |
Total |
1,011,330,538 |
N/A |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
[1] US Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2019,” pp. 64–70, 2 April 2020; and email from Kirsten Lentz, Senior Technical Advisor, Rehabilitation, USAID Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Office, Empowerment and Inclusion Division, 16 June 2020.
[2] See, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, “Country Profile: United States: Support for Mine Action,” 22 November 2013.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.