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In 2011, the Colombian government contributed a total of almost COP17.4 billion (US$9.57 million) to support the Presidential Program for Mine Action (Programa Presidencial para la Acción Integral contra Minas Antipersonal, PAICMA) and victim assistance.
PAICMA Budget in 2011[1]
|
Activity |
National currency (COP) |
Amount (US$) |
|
Coordination with civil society |
2,566,984,345 |
1,406,707 |
|
Risk education |
976,249,542 |
534,985 |
|
Capacity building |
927,582,651 |
508,315 |
|
Administrative support to humanitarian demining |
890,000,000 |
487,720 |
|
Victim assistance |
793,947,925 |
435,083 |
|
Logistic support to OAS |
575,948,583 |
315,620 |
|
Administrative Support |
269,286,954 |
147,569 |
|
Totals |
7,000,000,000 |
3,836,000 |
National contributions for victim assistance in 2007–2011[2]
|
Year |
National contributions (COP) |
Amount ($) |
|
2011 |
10,400,000,000 |
5,699,200 |
|
2010 |
4,000,000,000 |
2,120,000 |
|
2009 |
2,900,000,000 |
1,363,000 |
|
2008 |
2,800,000,000 |
1,456,000 |
|
2007 |
2,700,000,000 |
1,296,000 |
|
Totals |
22,800,000,000 |
11,934,200 |
International
In 2011, international contributions to mine action in Colombia totaled $11 million, a slight decrease from 2010.[3] The largest single contribution ($5.7 million) was provided by the United States (US), including $1.89 million through the Organization of American States (OAS) to support the Engineer Regiment demining teams and the OAS quality assurance teams. Colombia is one of the world’s largest recipients of mine action funding for victim assistance and risk education (RE). In 2011, Germany, Norway, and the US contributed $5.4 million to the ICRC as well as national and international NGOs. Risk education accounted for $1.86 million (17%) of the total international funding.
European Commission
In November 2011, the European Commission (EC) announced it was contributing €55 million (US$77 million) to Colombia for land restitution, peace-building, and rural development. Of this, €6 million ($8.4 million) was for mine action in 2011–2014.[4] This three-year EC contribution supports PAICMA in monitoring humanitarian demining, coordinating victim assistance and risk education and also supports providing logistical support to the OAS. The co-financing agreement includes €1.2 million ($1.67 million) from the government of Colombia.[5] The contract between the EC and the government of Colombia includes 24 tasks under four main activities: information management, land release, victim assistance and mine RE.[6] However, the contract was not finalized until November 20211 and as of September 2012 no EC funds had been expended under the contract. As a result, there was no EC funding for mine action in Colombia in 2011. In 2007–2010, EC funding for mine action totaled COP18.48 billion (US$9.24 million).[7]
International contributions in 2011[8]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
US |
Clearance, victim assistance, risk education |
$5,700,000 |
5,700,000 |
|
Norway |
Clearance, victim assistance, advocacy |
NOK9,200,000 |
1,642,212 |
|
Spain |
Clearance, risk education |
€966,033 |
1,345,780 |
|
Canada |
Advocacy |
C$1,013,283 |
1,024,864 |
|
Germany |
Clearance, victim assistance |
€416,431 |
580,130 |
|
Belgium |
Risk education |
€300,000 |
417,930 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance, risk education |
€230,000 |
320,413 |
|
Switzerland |
Risk education |
CHF51,086 |
57,646 |
|
Total |
|
|
11,088,975 |
Thematic contributions in 2011
|
Sector |
Amount ($) |
|
Victim Assistance |
5,423,106 |
|
Clearance |
3,155,992 |
|
Risk education |
1,862,497 |
|
Advocacy |
647,380 |
|
Total |
11,088,975 |
Summary of contributions in 2007–2011 (US$)[9]
|
Year |
National contributions |
International contributions |
Total |
|
2011 |
9,535,200 |
11,088,975 |
20,624,175 |
|
2010 |
3,869,000 |
12,122,933 |
15,991,933 |
|
2009 |
3,196,000 |
10,502,603 |
13,698,603 |
|
2008 |
3,016,000 |
9,139,472 |
12,155,472 |
|
2007 |
2,496,000 |
8,785,053 |
11,281,053 |
|
Totals |
22,112,200 |
51,639,036 |
73,751,236 |
[1] PAICMA, “Informe Recursos Financieros del Sistema de Seguimiento de Proyectos de Inversion (SPI) (Financial Report),” 2011.
[2] Primer Informe de Seguimiento y Monitoreo de los Organos de Control a la Ley 1448 de 2011 de Víctimas y Restitución de Tierras 2012 (First Monitoring Report on Law 1448 on Victims and Land Restitution 2012), p. 118. Average exchange rate for 2011: COP1 = US$0.00055; for 2010: COP1 = US$0.00053; for 2009: COP1 = US$0.00047; for 2008: COP1 = US$0.00052; for 2007: COP1 = US$0.00048. Oanda, www.oanda.com.
[3] Belgium Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2012; Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2012; Responses to Monitor questionnaire by Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 20 April 2012; by Douwe Buzeman, Policy Officer Security and Development, Peace Building and Stabilisation Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, 16 April 2012; and by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15 March 2012; Spain Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, March 2012; email from Carl Case, Regional Director for Mine Action, OAS, 22 May 2012; Response to Monitor questionnaire by Claudia Moser, Section for Multilateral Peace Policy, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, 19 June 2012; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.
[4] Colombia Reports, “EU gives Colombia $75M in aid,” 3 November 2011.
[5] Email from Ulrich Tietze, Technical Advisor, EC, Bogota, 3 September 2012.
[6] Ibid.
[7] PAICMA, Investment project “Implementation of the National Prevention of Landmine Accidents and Care for Victims,” (CODE BPIN: 0050-00247-0000), Management Report 2011 (PAICMA’s Annual Report to the Government of Colombia), p. 9. Average exchange rate from 2007-2010: COP1 = US$0.00050. Oanda, www.oanda.com.
[8] Exchange rates for 2011: C$0,9887 = US$1; €1 = US$1.3931; NOK5.6022 = US$1; CHF0.8862 = US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[9] The national contributions are a combination of government support to PAICMA and government agency social services to landmine survivors. PAICMA, Investment project “Implementation of the National Prevention of Landmine Accidents and Care for Victims,” (CODE BPIN: 0050-00247-0000), Management Report 2011 (PAICMA’s Annual Report to the Government of Colombia), p. 9. See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Colombia: Support for Mine Action,” 31 August 2011.
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