Norway
Support for Mine Action
Support for Mine Action
In 2011, Norway contributed NOK299,018,235 (US$53,375,146) in mine action funding.[1] Over the five-year period 2007–2011, Norway was the world’s second largest donor after the United States.
Norway’s mine action funding is noteworthy for its long list of recipient countries and its support to victim assistance and advocacy. In 2011, Norway supported mine action programs in 29 countries and areas as well as advocacy groups and efforts that support the universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions. These included programs in victim assistance such as the NOK11,000,000/US$1.96 million contribution to the ICRC for victim assistance.
Contributions by recipient: 2011[2]
Recipient Country |
Amount NOK |
Amount US$ |
Sector |
Global |
40,242,114 |
7,183,270 |
Clearance, advocacy |
ICRC |
40,000,000 |
7,140,052 |
Mine action, victim assistance |
Sri Lanka |
20,441,000 |
3,648,745 |
Clearance |
Bosnia |
20,263,204 |
3,617,008 |
Clearance, victim assistance |
Afghanistan |
19,071,000 |
3,404,198 |
Clearance |
South Sudan |
16,500,000 |
2,945,272 |
Clearance |
Lebanon |
16,400,000 |
2,927,421 |
Clearance |
Iraq |
15,570,000 |
2,779,265 |
Clearance |
Lao PDR |
12,800,000 |
2,284,817 |
Clearance |
Tajikistan |
10,000,000 |
1,785,013 |
Clearance |
Vietnam |
9,980,000 |
1,781,443 |
Victim assistance |
Serbia |
9,740,000 |
1,738,603 |
Clearance |
Jordan |
8,000,000 |
1,428,010 |
Clearance |
Ethiopia |
6,840,000 |
1,220,949 |
Clearance |
Uganda |
6,180,000 |
1,103,138 |
Clearance |
Ukraine |
5,841,787 |
1,042,767 |
Stockpile destruction |
Mozambique |
5,520,083 |
985,342 |
Clearance |
Western Sahara |
5,000,000 |
892,507 |
Clearance |
Guinea Bissau |
4,500,000 |
803,256 |
Clearance |
Somaliland |
4,500,000 |
803,256 |
Clearance |
Cambodia |
3,955,000 |
705,973 |
Clearance, victim assistance |
Thailand |
3,500,000 |
624,755 |
Clearance |
Mauritania |
3,000,000 |
535,504 |
Clearance |
DR Congo |
2,500,000 |
446,253 |
Clearance |
Yemen |
2,350,000 |
419,478 |
Clearance |
Nicaragua |
1,292,344 |
230,685 |
Clearance |
Colombia |
1,200,000 |
214,202 |
Mine action, risk education |
Ecuador |
1,103,040 |
196,894 |
Clearance |
Peru |
1,103,040 |
196,894 |
Clearance |
El Salvador |
1,000,000 |
178,501 |
Victim assistance |
Myanmar/Burma |
625,623 |
111,675 |
Advocacy |
Totals |
299,018,235 |
53,375,146 |
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Norway allocated 70% of its mine action support in 2011 for clearance activities. Norway was again the largest donor to advocacy with contributions totaling some $4 million in 2011, which it provided through NGOs, UNDP, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), and the Mine Ban Treaty Implementation Support Unit (ISU). Despite still being the largest donor for advocacy, its support in 2011 represents an almost 20% reduction in its corresponding support in 2010.
Contributions by thematic sector: 2011
Sector |
Amount (NOK) |
Amount ($) |
% of total contribution |
Clearance |
209,538,711 |
37,402,933 |
70 |
Victim assistance |
31,972,000 |
5,707,044 |
11 |
Various |
29,000,000 |
5,176,538 |
10 |
Advocacy |
22,665,737 |
4,045,864 |
7 |
Stockpile destruction |
5,841,787 |
1,042,767 |
2 |
Total |
299,018,235 |
53,375,146 |
100 |
Summary of Contributions: 2007–2011[3]
Year |
Amount (NOK) |
Amount ($) |
2011 |
299,018,235 |
53,375,146 |
2010 |
304,163,181 |
50,315,660 |
2009 |
224,615,910 |
35,705,460 |
2008 |
206,631,608 |
36,659,560 |
2007 |
293,650,490 |
50,147,800 |
Totals |
1,328,079,424 |
226,203,626 |
[1] Average exchange rate for 2011: NOK5.6022 = US$1.US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[2] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15 March 2012.
[3] See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Norway: Support for Mine Action,” www.the-monitor.org, 23 November 2011. Amounts in US$ have been rounded to the nearest ten. Average exchange rate for 2011: NOK5.6022 = US$1.US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012. Average exchange rate for 2010: NOK6.0451 = US$1; for 2009: NOK6.2908 = US$1; for 2008: NOK5.6365 = US$1; and 2007: NOK5.8557 = US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 6 January 2011.
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