Lao PDR
Support for Mine Action
In 2010, 13 donors contributed US$20,800,862 to support mine action in Lao PDR.[1]
In March 2010, the government of Lao PDR, with UNDP support, established a trust fund to support the implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Lao PDR.[2] Six states (Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and New Zealand) reported contributions to the Cluster Munitions Trust Fund for Lao PDR in 2010, totaling $5,408,494.
From 2006 to 2009 international contributions to Lao PDR averaged approximately $12 million per year. Funding of over $20,000,000 in 2010 represents an increase of 89% from the previous year.
The Lao PDR government has never reported financial contributions towards its mine action program.
International contributions: 2010[3]
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
United States (US) |
Clearance; VA; RE |
$5,102,000 |
5,102,000 |
Norway |
Clearance; VA |
NOK19,140,000 |
3,166,201 |
Japan |
Clearance; VA |
¥257,639,263 |
2,935,057 |
Australia |
Clearance; VA; advocacy |
A$2,095,872 |
1,928,202 |
Switzerland |
Clearance; VA |
CHF1,900,000 |
1,821,319 |
Germany |
Clearance; advocacy |
€1,043,080 |
1,383,228 |
Ireland |
Stockpile destruction; advocacy |
€946,000 |
1,254,491 |
Canada |
Clearance |
C$1,000,000 |
971,062 |
New Zealand |
Clearance |
NZ$1,100,000 |
793,760 |
United Kingdom (UK) |
Clearance |
£319,313 |
493,402 |
France |
Clearance; VA |
€333,000 |
441,591 |
Austria |
Clearance |
€235,000 |
311,634 |
Belgium |
Clearance; VA; advocacy |
€150,000 |
198,915 |
Total |
|
|
20,800,862 |
Summary of contributions: 2006–2010[4]
Year |
Amount ($) |
2010 |
20,800,862 |
2009 |
11,007,262 |
2008 |
12,745,518 |
2007 |
12,241,635 |
2006 |
13,383,571 |
Total |
70,178,848 |
[1] Responses to Monitor questionnaires by Christine Pahlman, Mine Action Coordinator, AusAID, 11 July 2011; Wolfgang Bányai, Unit for Arms Control and Disarmament in the Framework of the UN, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria, 29 March 2011; Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 18 April 2011; Chisa Takiguchi, Official, Conventional Arms Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, 27 April 2011; Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27 April 2011; Claudia Moser, Section for Multilateral Peace Policy, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, 31 May 2011; and Hannah Binci, Security and Justice Team, Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, Department for International Development, UK, 10 August 2011. Austria Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 26 January 2011; Belgium Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2011; Belgium Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 27 January 2011; Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2011; New Zealand Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 May 2011; New Zealand Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 31 January 2011; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2011.
[2] UN, “Working for Lao PDR,” Issue 1/2010, Vientiane, July 2010, www.unlao.org, p. 2.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2010: US$1=NOK6.0451; US$1=¥87.78; A$1=US$0.92; US$1=CHF1.0432; €1=US$1.3261; US$1=C$1.0298; NZ$1=US$0.7216; and £1=US$1.5452. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 6 January 2011.
[4] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Lao PDR: Support for Mine Action,” www.the-monitor.org, 13 October 2010.
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