United States
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, the United States (US) contributed some US$310.2 million in mine action support to 27 countries and one other area.[1] This represents a significant 59% increase from the $194.5 million provided in 2021.
US support to mine action was distributed among the following regions: Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia ($104.3 million, or 34%, across five recipient countries/areas); East and South Asia and the Pacific ($101.1 million, or 32%, across eight recipient countries); the Middle East and North Africa ($58.7 million, or 19%, across seven recipient countries); the Americas ($24.6 million, or 8%, to one recipient country); and Sub-Saharan Africa ($21.4 million, or 7%, across seven recipient countries).
Contributions by recipient: 2022
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (US$) |
|
Ukraine |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, victim assistance |
91,286,000 |
|
Lao PDR |
Clearance, risk education, victim assistance |
45,004,000 |
|
Iraq |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education |
40,253,000 |
|
Colombia |
Clearance, risk education |
24,587,000 |
|
Vietnam |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education |
20,268,000 |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance, risk education, victim assistance |
15,193,000 |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance, risk education |
9,515,000 |
|
Angola |
Clearance, risk education |
8,645,000 |
|
Sri Lanka |
Clearance, risk education |
8,525,000 |
|
Syria |
Various |
7,000,000 |
|
Lebanon |
Clearance, risk education |
6,085,000 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clearance, risk education, victim assistance |
4,665,000 |
|
Azerbaijan |
Capacity-building |
4,225,000 |
|
Somalia |
Clearance |
4,000,000 |
|
Zimbabwe |
Clearance, risk education, victim assistance |
3,253,000 |
|
Tajikistan |
Clearance, risk education, victim assistance |
2,612,000 |
|
Thailand |
Clearance |
2,448,000 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Clearance, risk education |
2,000,000 |
|
Libya |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education |
2,000,000 |
|
South Sudan |
Clearance, risk education |
2,000,000 |
|
Yemen |
Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, victim assistance |
2,000,000 |
|
Kosovo |
Clearance |
1,520,000 |
|
Palestine |
Clearance, risk education |
1,014,000 |
|
Mali |
Various |
1,000,000 |
|
Rwanda |
Victim assistance |
505,000 |
|
Jordan |
Various |
400,000 |
|
Palau |
Clearance |
115,000 |
|
Solomon Islands |
Various |
63,000 |
|
Total |
- |
310,181,000 |
Mine action assistance approach
The US allocates the majority of its mine action funding via the Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, under the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, within the framework of its conventional weapons destruction efforts. Additional funding is allocated through the Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund, under the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The US is not party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions or the Mine Ban Treaty, but it has been the largest source of financial support to mine action efforts since the 1990s.
At the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Open Debate on Mine Action in April 2021, the US noted that its mine action assistance aimed at protecting civilians and creating a safe environment for people to live in. The US further added that it was following a “three-pronged approach” focusing on support for clearance, risk education, and rehabilitation.[2]
Five-year support to mine action
From 2018–2022, the cumulative US contribution to mine action totaled more than $1 billion. This represents a 28% increase on the $847.4 million provided in the previous five-year period from 2013–2017. Annual US support has totaled more than $100 million since 2009.
Summary of contributions: 2018–2022[3]
|
Year |
Amount (US$) |
% change from previous year |
|
2022 |
310,181,000 |
+59 |
|
2021 |
194,537,000 |
-4 |
|
2020 |
202,552,000 |
+14 |
|
2019 |
177,359,314 |
-12 |
|
2018 |
201,682,000 |
-37 |
|
Total |
1,086,311,314 |
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: Fiscal Year 2022: 1 October 2021–30 September 2022,” 4 April 2023.
[2] Statement by Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Representative to the United Nations (UN), UNSC Open Debate on Mine Action, New York, 8 April 2021.
[3] See previous Support for Mine Action country profiles. ICBL-CMC, “Country Profiles: United States,” undated.