Ukraine

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 16 November 2020

In 2019, 11 donors contributed US$22.3 million toward mine action in Ukraine; this represents a $10.4 million increase from the amount contributed in 2018.[1]

The largest contribution was from the United States (US), which provided $8.5 million to support capacity-building and clearance activities. Two additional donors—the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK)—provided a combined total of $9.2 million.

Of the total contribution in 2019, nearly half ($10 million, or 45%) went toward clearance and risk education activities, while 10% ($2.3 million) was for victim assistance and the remaining 45% ($10 million) went toward capacity-building or other mine action activities that were not disaggregated by the donors.

International contributions: 2019[2]

Donor

Sector

Amount

(national currency)

Amount (US$)

US

Capacity-building and clearance

US$8,500,000

8,500,000

EU

Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance

€5,165,068

5,781,777

UK

Clearance

£2,635,682

3,365,239

Germany

Capacity-building, clearance, and risk education

€1,431,670

1,602,611

France

Clearance

€500,000

559,700

Italy

Risk education and victim assistance

€500,000

559,700

Sweden

Clearance

SEK5,000,000

528,519

Japan

Various

¥50,188,992

460,365

Norway

Clearance and risk education

NOK3,000,000

340,905

Finland

Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance

€290,000

324,626

Canada

Clearance and risk education

C$250,000

188,409

Slovenia

Victim assistance

€59,678

66,803

Total

 

N/A

22,278,654

Note: N/A=not applicable.

International contributions to mine action in Ukraine have totaled some $62 million since 2015, representing an average of $12.4 million per year.

Summary of contributions: 2015–2019[3]

Year

Amount (US$)

2019

22,278,654

2018

11,867,014

2017

8,581,898

2016

10,560,861

2015

8,795,914

Total

62,084,341

 


[1] Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 11 June 2020; response to Monitor questionnaire by Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service (EEAS), 30 August 2020; response to Monitor questionnaire by Anni Mäkeläinen, Desk Officer, Unit for Arms Control, Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2020; emails from Yves Marek, Ambassador, Secretary General, National commission for the elimination of antipersonnel 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; email from Ingrid Schøyen, Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020; ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2019,” March 2020, pp. 17–18; email from Kajsa Aulin, Assistant Health Affairs and Disarmament, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva, 24 September 2020; UK Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 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; C$1.3269=US$1; £1.2768=US$1; NOK8.8001=US$1; SEK9.4604=US$1; ¥109.02=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.

[3] See previous Monitor reports.