Slovenia

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 17 November 2022

In 2021, the Republic of Slovenia contributed some US$770,000 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 $282,000—Slovenia’s support went to capacity-building, clearance, and risk education projects in five affected countries, including three States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty.

Contributions by recipient: 2021

Recipient	Sector	Amount (US$)
Global	Various	282,737
Lebanon	Risk education	177,450
Syria	Clearance and risk education	177,450
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Capacity-building and victim assistance	94,640
Afghanistan	Capacity-building	29,575
Ethiopia	Capacity-building	9,428
Total		771,280

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 program.[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 as one of the geographic priorities,[3] where its aid will focus on mine action and the provision or rehabilitation and psychosocial assistance.[4]

Five-year support to mine action

From 2017–2021, Slovenia’s contributions totaled approximately $3.7 million, with its annual contribution averaging $700,000. This is similar to the $3.2 million recorded in the previous five-year period from 2012–2016.

Summary of contributions: 2017–2021[5]

Year	Amount (US$)	% change from previous year (US$)
2021	771,280	+6
2020	728,054	-26
2019	989,501	+65
2018	598,648	-2
2017	609,616	+7
Total	3,697,099	N/A

Note: N/A=not applicable.

[1] ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2021,” 2021, p. 21; and Slovenia Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2021), Reporting Questionnaire, pp. 18–20. See, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Database.

[2] Slovenia’s Development Cooperation, “Resolution on development cooperation and humanitarian assistance of the Republic of Slovenia,” 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 the 16 closest neighboring countries to the east—Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine—and south—Algeria, Egypt, Israel (not ODA-eligible), Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia. See, European Commission (EC), “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 country profiles for Slovenia.