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Georgia

Last Updated: 19 September 2012

Support for Mine Action

Support for Mine Action

Prior to the August 2008 conflict with Russia, there was no there was no formal mine action program in Georgia.[1] In response to the August 2008 conflict, a mine action program was established and international funding was initiated.[2]

 In 2011, international contributions towards mine action in Georgia totaled more than US$1.28 million, a decrease of almost $2.3 million from 2010, largely the result from less funding from the United States (US) and Japan.[3]

Georgia has never reported contributions to its own mine action operations.

International government contributions: 2011[4]

Donor

Sector

Amount (national currency)

Amount (US$)

US

Clearance

$872,207

872,207

Sweden

Stockpile destruction

SEK1,200,000

184,963

Japan

Clearance

¥9,316,372

116,893

Australia

Clearance

A$50,000

51,660

Lithuania

Clearance

€28,689

39,967

Austria

Stockpile destruction

€15,000

20,897

Total

1,286,587


Summary of international government contributions in 2008–2011 (US$)[5]

Year

Total contributions

2011

1,286,586

2010

3,567,615

2009

2,125,624

2008

8,705,885

Total

15,685,710

 

 



[1] See ICBL, Landmine Monitor Report 2008: Country Profile: Georgia.

[2] See ICBL, Landmine Monitor Report 2009: Country Profile: Georgia.

[3] Responses to Monitor questionnaire by Christine Pahlman, Mine Action Coordinator, AusAID, 24 April 2012; and by Wolfgang Bányai, Unit for Arms Control and Disarmament in the framework of the UN, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria, 1 March 2012; Lithuania Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 March 2012; Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 12 May 2012; Response to Monitor questionnaire from Maria Linderyd Linder, Deputy Director, Head of Section, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 24 April 2012; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.

[4] Exchange rates for 2011: A$1.0332 = US$1; €1 = US$1.3931; ¥79.7 = US$1; and SEK6.4878 = US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.

[5] See ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Georgia: Support for Mine Action,” 18 August 2011.