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Support for Mine Action
In 2011, New Zealand contributed NZ$5,400,000 (US$4,276,800)[1] in mine action funding for victim assistance, clearance, and advocacy. The largest contribution (NZ$1,800,000/$1,425,600) went to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
New Zealand provided monetary support to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic through the Cluster Munitions Trust Fund for Lao PDR and to the OPT and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) through the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action.
Contributions by recipient: 2011[2]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (NZ$) |
Amount ($) |
|
OPT |
Clearance |
1,800,000 |
1,425,600 |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance |
1,500,000 |
1,188,000 |
|
Lao PDR |
Clearance |
1,100,000 |
871,200 |
|
UNMAS |
HQ Coordination |
1,000,000 |
792,000 |
|
Total |
|
5,400,000 |
4,276,800 |
New Zealand’s contribution in 2011 increased by 27% from 2010, the second consecutive year that New Zealand increased its support to mine action by more than 25%. From 2007–2011, New Zealand’s contribution for mine action totaled almost NZ$20 million ($14.52 million).
Summary of contributions: 2007–2011[3]
|
Year |
Amount (NZ$) |
Amount ($) |
% change from previous year ($) |
|
2011 |
5,400,000 |
4,276,800 |
27 |
|
2010 |
4,640,000 |
3,348,224 |
51 |
|
2009 |
3,500,000 |
2,225,300 |
-16 |
|
2008 |
3,705,000 |
2,649,450 |
31 |
|
2007 |
2,740,981 |
2,018,730 |
135 |
|
Total |
19,985,981 |
14,518,504 |
N/A |
N/A = not applicable
[1] Convention on Conventional Weapons, Form B, 16 April 2012.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2011: NZ$0.792=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[3] See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: New Zealand: Support for Mine Action,” 15 September 2011.
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