New Zealand
Support for Mine Action
In 2020, New Zealand contributed NZ$12.4million (some US$8 million) in mine action funding. This is $1 million less than its 2019 funding level (11% decrease).[1]
New Zealand reported allocating a large part of its contribution—NZ$7.5 million (US$4.8 million) or 60% of its total contribution in 2020—to clearance activities in Cambodia, Colombia, and Iraq. It contributed $1.6 million (or 20%) to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for victim assistance activities. The remaining $1.6 million went to other unearmarked activities carried out by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) (20%).
Contributions by recipient: 2020[2]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (NZ$) |
Amount (US$) |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance |
6,000,000 |
3,898,800 |
|
Colombia |
Clearance |
450,000 |
292,410 |
|
Global (ICRC) |
Victim assistance |
2,500,000 |
1,624,500 |
|
Global (UNMAS) |
Various (unearmarked) |
1,500,000 |
974,700 |
|
Iraq |
Various |
2,000,000 |
1,299,600 |
|
Total |
12,450,000 |
8,090,010 |
Note: ICRC=International Committee of the Red Cross; UNMAS=United Nations Mine Action Service.
Five-year support to mine action
From 2016–2020, New Zealand’s contribution for mine action totaled about NZ$65 million (US$44million). This is a substantial increase—92% when expressed in national currency terms; 63% after conversion into US dollars—from the NZ$33.8 million (US$27 million) recorded during the previous five-year period from 2011–2015.
Summary of contributions: 2016–2020[3]
|
Year |
Amount (NZ$) |
Amount (US$) |
% change from previous year (US$) |
|
2020 |
12,450,000 |
8,090,010 |
-11 |
|
2019 |
13,750,000 |
9,062,625 |
-1 |
|
2018 |
13,236,000 |
9,171,224 |
+71 |
|
2017 |
7,550,000 |
5,368,805 |
-57 |
|
2016 |
17,850,000 |
12,452,160 |
+287 |
|
Total |
64,836,000 |
44,144,824 |
N/A |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
[1] Average exchange rate for 2020: NZ$1=US$0.6498. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2021.
[2] Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2020), Form I. See, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Database, bit.ly/Article7DatabaseCCM.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.