Mozambique
Support for Mine Action
In 2011, five donors contributed US$6.5 million for clearance operations to HALO Trust, APOPO and Handicap International.[1]
In April 2012, Australia announced it had contributed A$3 million (US$3.1 million) to Mozambique mine action and Japan announced in June 2012 it had contributed approximately $2 million.[2] In May 2012, at the intersessional Standing Committee meetings, the Republic of Mozambique stated its mine action program needed $17 million if it was to stay on course to meet its March 2014 deadline.[3]
Mozambique contributed US$2,390,000 towards its mine action program.[4] Since 2007 the government of Mozambique has contributed approximately 20% of the total mine action budget.
International contributions: 2011[5]
Donor Country |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
US |
Clearance |
$2,175,000 |
2,175,000 |
Belgium |
Clearance |
€1,191,927 |
1,660,474 |
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK5,520,083 |
985,342 |
UK |
Clearance |
£592,526 |
950,589 |
Japan |
Clearance |
¥55,040,103 |
690,591 |
Total |
|
|
6,461,996 |
Summary of contributions: 2007–2011[6]
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total contributions ($) |
2011 |
2,390,000 |
6,461,997 |
8,851,997 |
2010 |
1,422,000 |
11,526,279 |
12,948,279 |
2009 |
1,608,087 |
6,470,726 |
8,078,813 |
2008 |
1,563,270 |
3,184,248 |
4,747,518 |
2007 |
1,300,000 |
3,483,411 |
4,783,411 |
Total |
8,283,357 |
31,126,661 |
39,410,018 |
[1] Belgium Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7, Form I, 30 April 2012. Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7, Form J, 12 May 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15 March 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire by Hannah Binci, Security and Justice Team, Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, DfID, 9 May 2012; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.
[2] “Australia supports demining in Mozambique,” UNDP, 24 April 2012, and “Moçambique: Japão doa mais de Usd 2 milhões para programa de desminagem até 2014” (“Mozambique: Japan donates over USD 2 million for demining program until 2014”), Radio Mozambique, 15 June 2012.
[3] Statement of Mozambique, Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, Mine Risk Education and Mine Action Technologies, Geneva, 22 May 2012.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Average exchange rates for 2011: €1=US$1.3931; ¥79.7=US$1; NOK5.6022=US$1; £1=US$1.6043. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[6] Instituto Nacional de Desminagem (National Institute for Demining), “Relatório do Programa de Acção contra Minas 2010” (“Action against Mines Program Report 2010”), July 2011, p. 16; and see ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Mozambique, Support for Mine Action,” 26 August 2011.
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