Bosnia and Herzegovina
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, international contributions for mine action in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) totaled US$7.7 million from six donors. This represented a decrease of 20% from the total international contribution in 2021. The largest contributions were from the United States (US), which provided $4.7 million, and Germany, which provided $2.3 million. The combined contributions of the US and Germany represented 90% of the total contribution to BiH in 2022.[1]
Most of the international support in 2022 went towards clearance and risk education activities ($7.5 million, or 97%), while $0.2 million (3%) went to victim assistance.
International contributions: 2022[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
United States |
Clearance, risk education, victim assistance |
US$4,665,000 |
4,665,000 |
|
Germany |
Clearance, victim assistance |
€2,200,000 |
2,317,480 |
|
Japan |
Capacity-building, risk education |
¥47,087,150 |
358,189 |
|
Switzerland |
Clearance, risk education |
CHF149,000 |
156,021 |
|
Slovenia |
Victim assistance |
N/R |
102,472 |
|
Czech Republic |
Clearance |
CZK2,143,035 |
91,936 |
|
Total |
- |
N/A |
7,691,098 |
Note: N/A=not applicable; N/R=not reported.
In 2022, the government of BiH contributed BAM16.3 million ($8.8 million) to its own mine action program.[3]
Five-year support for mine action
In the five-year period from 2018–2022, BiH has contributed more than half of its total mine action budget ($58.2 million, or 58%), with international support accounting for $41.9 million (42%).
BiH’s most recent Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 extension request, submitted in 2020, projected that a mine action budget of more than $200 million would be required for the period 2021–2027. BiH reported that half of this total would be funded by national resources, while the remainder would need to be secured from international donors.[4]
Summary of contributions: 2018–2022[5]
|
Year |
National contribution (US$) |
International contribution (US$) |
Total mine action budget (US$) |
|
2022 |
8,814,388 |
7,691,098 |
16,505,486 |
|
2021 |
9,200,000 |
9,600,000 |
18,800,000 |
|
2020 |
9,117,098 |
9,559,664 |
18,676,762 |
|
2019 |
18,789,467 |
6,892,948 |
25,682,415 |
|
2018 |
12,300,000 |
8,161,885 |
20,461,885 |
|
Total |
58,220,953 |
41,905,595 |
100,126,548 |
[1] Czech Republic: Czech Republic Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form J. Germany: Germany Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form I; and Germany Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form J. Japan: response to Monitor questionnaire by Akifumi Fukuoka, Deputy Director, Conventional Arms Division, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7 September 2023. Slovenia: ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2022,” March 2023, p. 20. Switzerland: Switzerland Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), pp. 2–3. United States: US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), “To Walk the Earth in Safety: 1 October 2021–30 September 2022,” 4 April 2023. For Article 7 reports, see Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Database and Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Database.
[2] Average exchange rates for 2022: CZK0.0429=US$1; CHF0.9550=US$1; €1=US$1.0534; ¥106.78=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 9 January 2023.
[3] Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center (BHMAC), “Mine Action Annual Report 2022,” undated, p. 33. Average exchange rate for 2022: BAM0.540676=US$1. Xe.com.
[4] BiH Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 deadline Extension Request (revised), August 2020, p. 23.
[5] See previous Support for Mine Action country profiles. ICBL-CMC, “Country Profiles: Bosnia and Herzegovina,” undated; and ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2022 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2022).