Armenia
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, Armenia received a total of US$684,559 in international mine action assistance from two donors: the European Union (EU) and Slovenia.[1] This represents a significant increase from the $200,000 received in 2021.
The contributions in 2022 went to capacity-building, clearance, and victim assistance activities implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and ITF Enhancing Human Security.
International contributions: 2022[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
European Union |
Capacity-building, clearance |
€640,000 |
674,176 |
|
Slovenia |
Victim assistance |
N/R |
10,383 |
|
Total |
- |
N/A |
684,559 |
Note: N/R=not reported; N/A=not applicable.
Five-year support for mine action
In the five-year period from 2018–2022, international mine action assistance to Armenia has totaled almost $1 million. No international contributions were received in 2018 or 2019.
Summary of international contributions: 2018–2022[3]
|
Year |
International contributions (US$) |
|
2022 |
684,559 |
|
2021 |
200,000 |
|
2020 |
100,000 |
|
2019 |
0 |
|
2018 |
0 |
|
Total |
984,559 |
[1] European Union (EU): response to Monitor questionnaire by Michal Adamowicz, Policy Officer, Conventional Arms Export Control, European External Action Service (EEAS), 28 September 2023. Slovenia: response to Monitor questionnaire by Albin Keuc and Boštjan Jerman, Counsellor and Minister Plenipotentiary, Slovenia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 October 2023; and ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2022,” March 2023, pp. 20–21.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2022: €1=US$1.0534. United States (US) Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 9 January 2023.
[3] See ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2022 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2022); and ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2021 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2021).