Slovenia

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 18 November 2021

In 2020, the Republic of Slovenia contributed some US$720,000 in mine action funding. As in previous years, all of Slovenia’s support for mine action went through ITF Enhancing Human Security.[1]

In addition to contributions supporting the work of ITF Enhancing Human Security—amounting to some $390,000—Slovenia’s support went to capacity-building, clearance, and risk education projects in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Jordan, and Palestine.

Contributions by recipient: 2020

Recipient	Sector	Amount (US$)
Global	Various	392,469
BiH	Clearance and risk education	129,861
Jordan*	Risk education	88,334
Palestine	Victim assistance	78,771
Afghanistan	Victim assistance	38,619
Total		728,054

* Mine risk education programme for Syrian refugees in Jordan.

Mine action assistance approach

Mine action and assistance to mine victims is one of the thematic priorities set out in Slovenia’s development cooperation and humanitarian assistance.[2]

Slovenia’s “Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Strategy until 2030” provides a framework for multilateral activities and scope to enhance bilateral cooperation. It outlines the European Neighbourhood[3] as one of the geographic priorities where its aid will focus on mine action and the provision or rehabilitation and psychosocial assistance.[4]

Five-year support to mine action

From 2016–2020, Slovenia’s annual contributions totaled approximately $3.5 million, with an annual contribution averaging $700,000. This compares to the $3.4 million recorded in the previous five-year period from 2011–2015.

Summary of contributions: 2016–2020[5]

Year	Amount (US$)	% change from previous year (US$)
2020	728,054	-26
2019	989,501	+65
2018	598,648	-2
2017	609,616	+7
2016	568,911	-24
Total	3,494,730	N/A

Note: N/A=not applicable.

[1] ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2020,” 2021, p. 14.

[2] Slovenia’s Development Cooperation, “Resolution on development cooperation and humanitarian assistance of the Republic of Slovenia,” adopted on 26 September 2017.

[3] The European Neighbourhood Policy is a foreign relations instrument of the European Union (EU) which covers relations between the EU and 16 closest neighboring countries to the east— Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine—and south—Algeria, Egypt, Israel (not Official Development Assistance (ODA)-eligible), Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia. See, European Commission, “European Neighbourhood Policy,” undated.

[4] Slovenia’s Development Cooperation, “Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia until 2030,” undated, p. 19.

[5] See previous Monitor profiles.