Sweden
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, Sweden allocated SEK126 million (US$12.5 million) in mine action funding to four countries and to global activities.[1] Global funding supported the work of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva Call, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Contributions by recipient: 2022[2]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (SEK) |
Amount (US$) |
|
Global |
Clearance, risk education |
58,700,000 |
5,801,714 |
|
Iraq |
Clearance |
38,000,000 |
3,755,794 |
|
Ukraine |
Clearance |
14,570,000 |
1,440,051 |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance, Capacity-building, victim assistance |
14,125,000 |
1,396,068 |
|
Myanmar |
Clearance |
640,000 |
63,255 |
|
Total |
- |
126,035,000 |
12,456,882 |
Five-year support to mine action
From 2018–2022, Sweden provided more than SEK577 million ($63 million) in mine action support, up from SEK288 million ($38.4 million) contributed during the previous five-year period from 2013–2017. This represents a doubling of the funding level when expressed in national currency terms, and a 65% increase when expressed in United States (US) dollar terms.
Summary of contributions: 2018–2022[3]
|
Year |
Amount (SEK) |
Amount (US$) |
% change from previous year (US$) |
|
2022 |
126,035,000 |
12,456,882 |
-13 |
|
2021 |
122,760,000 |
14,305,691 |
+57 |
|
2020 |
84,205,000 |
9,136,132 |
+4 |
|
2019 |
83,455,475 |
8,821,560 |
-53 |
|
2018 |
161,325,000 |
18,554,834 |
+258 |
|
Total |
577,780,475 |
63,275,099 |
N/A |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
[1] Average exchange rate for 2022: SEK10.1177=US$1. United States (US) Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 9 January 2023.
[2] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Catarina Fabiansson, Senior Programme Manager, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), 29 August 2023.
[3] See previous Support for Mine Action country profiles. ICBL-CMC, “Country Profiles: Sweden,” undated.