Sri Lanka
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, Sri Lanka received US$17.5 million in international assistance for mine action from eight donors, down slightly from the $18 million received in 2021.[1]
The United States (US) was the largest donor, contributing $8.5 million, or almost half of total contributions. Japan and Germany each contributed more than $2 million. Only Japan provided support for victim assistance in 2022. Otherwise, all funds were allocated to capacity-building, clearance, and risk education activities.
International contributions: 2022[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
United States |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education |
US$8,525,000 |
8,525,000 |
|
Japan |
Capacity-building, clearance, victim assistance |
¥348,825,960 |
2,653,498 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€2,015,000 |
2,122,601 |
|
Canada |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education |
C$1,728,579 |
1,328,246 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK11,432,000 |
1,189,124 |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance |
£635,832 |
786,588 |
|
Australia |
Clearance |
A$1,000,000 |
695,100 |
|
Switzerland |
Capacity-building, clearance |
CHF205,500 |
212,042 |
|
Total |
- |
N/A |
17,512,199 |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
Sri Lanka has never reported its national financial contribution to its mine action program.
Five-year support for mine action
In the five-year period from 2018–2022, international contributions to mine action in Sri Lanka totaled more than $74 million. The annual contribution more than doubled in 2019 to a total of $15 million, up from $7.3 million the previous year, and has remained above $15 million since then.
Summary of international contributions: 2018–2022[3]
|
Year |
Amount (US$) |
% change from previous year |
|
2022 |
17,512,199 |
-3 |
|
2021 |
18,000,000 |
+10 |
|
2020 |
16,300,000 |
+9 |
|
2019 |
15,007,825 |
+105 |
|
2018 |
7,280,458 |
-14 |
|
Total |
74,100,482 |
N/A |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
[1] Australia: Australia Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form J. Canada: Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form J. Germany: 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. Norway: Norway Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form J. Switzerland: Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), form I. United Kingdom: UK Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form I. 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: A$1=US$0.6951; €1=US$1.0534; NOK9.6138=US$1; C$1.3014=US$1; ¥131.4589=US$1; CHF0.9550=US$1; £1=US$1.2371. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 9 January 2023.
[3] See previous Support for Mine Action country profiles. ICBL-CMC, “Country Profiles: Sri Lanka,” undated; ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2022 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2022); and ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2021 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2021).