Kosovo
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, Kosovo received a total of US$1,520,000 in international mine action assistance from the United States (US). The funds went to Golden West Humanitarian Foundation, the HALO Trust, and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) for clearance, survey, and training activities.[1]
Five-year support for mine action
In the five-year period from 2018–2022, international assistance to mine action in Kosovo totaled more than $9.3 million, with annual contributions fluctuating from $480,000 in 2019 to more than $1.5 million in 2022.
Summary of international contributions: 2018–2022[2]
|
Year |
Amount (US$) |
% change from previous year |
|
2022 |
1,520,000 |
+38 |
|
2021 |
1,100,000 |
-80 |
|
2020 |
5,400,000 |
+1,025 |
|
2019 |
480,201 |
-43 |
|
2018 |
837,825 |
+393 |
|
Total |
9,338,026 |
N/A |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
[1] 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.
[2] See previous Support for Mine Action country profiles. ICBL-CMC, “Country Profiles: Kosovo,” undated; ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2022 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2022); and ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2021 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2021).