Congo, Democratic Republic of

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 24 November 2021

In 2020, two donors contributed a total of US$3.4 million toward mine action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which represents a 51% decrease from 2019.[1]

The DRC also received in-kind assistance from Switzerland valued at $1.5 million (CHF1.2 million) to support mine clearance operations.[2]

The DRC has never reported any national contributions to its mine action program, but in its Third Article 5 deadline Extension Request, submitted in September 2020, the DRC committed to providing approximately $564,000 from 2021–2022.[3] No details on its level of contribution in 2020 were available.

International contributions: 2020[4]

Donor

Sector

Amount

(national currency)

Amount

(US$)

United States

 

US$3,000,000

3,000,000

Norway

 

NOK3,835,000

406,754

Total

 

N/A

3,406,754

Note: N/A=not available.

In the five-year period from 2016–2020, international contributions to mine action activities in the DRC totaled approximately $30 million, an average of some $6 million per year.

In 2020, DRC’s Mine Ban Treaty extension request projected that a budget of $3.9 million would be required for 2021–2022, of which $2.4 million would go to demining and survey operations and $0.9 million to risk education activities, while the remainder would be used for coordination from its mine action center.[5]

Summary of international contributions: 2016–2020[6]

Year

International contributions (US$)

2020

3,406,754

2019

6,908,793

2018

7,789,468

2017

5,729,912

2016

6,175,437

Total

30,010,364

 



[1] Email from Camilla Dannevig, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 September 2021; and US Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2021,” 5 April 2021.

[2] Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 report, Form I, April 2021. Annual exchange rate for 2020: CHF0.9389=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2021.

[4] Average exchange rate for 2020: NOK9.4283=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2021.

[6] See previous Monitor reports.