Benin
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, Benin received a total of US$804,454 in international mine action assistance from two donors: France and Japan.[1] This represents a 43% decrease from the $1.4 million received in 2021.
The contributions in 2022 went toward capacity-building activities implemented by Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
International contributions: 2022[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
France |
Capacity-building |
€600,000 |
632,040 |
|
Japan |
Capacity-building |
¥22,665,420 |
172,414 |
|
Total |
- |
N/A |
804,454 |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
Five-year support for mine action
In the five-year period from 2018–2022, international mine action assistance to Benin totaled approximately $2.7 million.
Summary of international contributions: 2018–2022[3]
|
Year |
International contributions (US$) |
|
2022 |
804,454 |
|
2021 |
1,400,000 |
|
2020 |
0 |
|
2019 |
60,000 |
|
2018 |
400,000 |
|
Total |
2,664,454 |
[1]France: response to Monitor questionnaire by Yves Marek, Ambassador for Mine Clearance, France Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, 21 September 2023. Japan: response to Monitor questionnaire by Akifumi Fukuoka, Deputy Director, Conventional Arms Division, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7 September 2023.
[2] Average exchange rates for 2022: €1=US$1.0534; ¥131.4589=US$1. United States (US) Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 9 January 2023.
[3] See ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2022 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2022); ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2020 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2020); and ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2019 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2019).