France
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, France contributed €10.3 million (US$10.9 million) in mine action funding to nine countries. In United States (US) dollars, this represented a 13% increase on the US$9.6 million contributed in 2021.[1]
France’s largest contribution went to Iraq for clearance. Ukraine was the second largest recipient, with support provided for capacity-building, risk education, and victim assistance. France was the only international donor to Mauritania in 2022, with funds provided to a French non-governmental organization (NGO), HAMAP-Humanitaire. Support for capacity-building was provided to national partners in Ukraine and Azerbaijan: the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) and the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).
In addition to financial support, France provided in-kind training and advisory assistance in Cambodia and Lebanon. France continued to support the West African Humanitarian Mine Action Training Center (Centre de perfectionnement aux actions post conflictuelles de déminage et de dépollution, CPADD) based in Benin.[2]
Contributions by recipient: 2022[3]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (€) |
Amount (US$) |
|
Iraq |
Clearance |
2,000,000 |
2,106,800 |
|
Ukraine |
Capacity-building, risk education, victim assistance |
1,797,000 |
1,892,960 |
|
Mauritania |
Clearance, risk education, capacity-building |
1,670,000 |
1,759,178 |
|
Libya and Yemen* |
Capacity-building |
1,300,000 |
1,369,420 |
|
Libya |
Clearance, risk education, capacity-building |
1,060,000 |
1,116,604 |
|
Benin |
Capacity-building |
600,000 |
632,040 |
|
Azerbaijan |
Capacity-building |
500,000 |
526,700 |
|
Myanmar |
Risk education, victim assistance, capacity-building |
500,000 |
526,700 |
|
Yemen |
Survey, risk education |
500,000 |
526,700 |
|
Syria |
Clearance, risk education, capacity-building |
408,000 |
429,787 |
|
Total |
- |
10,335,000 |
10,886,889 |
*Support to strengthen the training capacity of CPADD, benefiting both Libya and Yemen.
Five-year support to mine action
From 2018–2022, France’s contribution to mine action totaled €41.5 million ($47 million). In US dollar terms, this represents a 140% increase from its total contribution during the previous five-year period, from 2013–2017, when France provided $19.6 million.
Summary of contributions: 2018–2022[4]
|
Year |
Amount (€) |
Amount (US$) |
% change from previous year (US$) |
|
2022 |
10,335,000 |
10,886,889 |
+13 |
|
2021 |
8,123,630 |
9,610,255 |
+12 |
|
2020 |
7,490,000 |
8,546,090 |
+60 |
|
2019 |
4,763,433 |
5,332,187 |
-58 |
|
2018 |
10,737,903 |
12,688,980 |
+6 |
|
Total |
41,449,966 |
47,064,401 |
N/A |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
[1] Average exchange rate for 2022: €1=US$1.0534. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 9 January 2023.
[2] France Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form J. See, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Database.
[3] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Amb. Yves Marek, Ambassador for Mine Clearance, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, 21 September 2023.
[4] See previous Support for Mine Action country profiles. ICBL-CMC, “Country Profiles: France,” undated.