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Support for Mine Action
In 2011, Norway, Spain, and the United States (US) contributed US$1,496,894 for clearance activities in Peru.[1] In February 2011, the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)[2], a regional development bank, contributed $500,000 to the Peru mine action program.[3] The US has also allocated $800,000 for victim assistance for 2012 to Peru.
The government of Peru contributed $2,465,128 in 2011 to the mine action program.[4]
Since 2007, the government of Peru has contributed more than $8.6 million, or 49% of the budget, to its mine action program.
International contributions in 2011[5]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
US |
Clearance |
$1,200,000 |
1,200,000 |
|
CAF |
Clearance |
$500,000 |
500,000 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK1,103,040 |
196,894 |
|
Spain |
Clearance |
€71,782 |
100,000 |
|
Total |
1,996,894 |
Summary of contributions in 2007–2011 (US$)[6]
|
Year |
National contributions |
International contributions |
Total contributions |
|
2011 |
2,465,128 |
1,996,894 |
4,462,022 |
|
2010 |
2,403,928 |
2,534,825 |
4,938,753 |
|
2009 |
1,468,842 |
2,705,807 |
4,174,649 |
|
2008 |
960,911 |
1,262,902 |
2,223,813 |
|
2007 |
1,303,397 |
299,381 |
1,602,778 |
|
Totals |
8,602,206 |
8,799,809 |
17,402,015 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 20 April 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; Email from Michael Lundquist, Executive Director, POLUS Center, 7 September 2012; and Email from Carl Case, General Coordinator, OAS, 21 May 2012.
[2] CAF is a financial institution established in 1970 that fosters sustainable development and regional integration in Latin America. Its headquarters are in Caracas, Venezuela.
[3] “Suscriben un convenio para desminado de frontera norte” (“Agreement signed to demine northern border”), El Peruano, 9 February 2011.
[4] Article 5 deadline Extension Request (revision), 15 August 2008, p. 45.
[5] Euro average exchange rate for 2011: €1 = US$1.3931. Norway average exchange rate for 2011: NOK5.6022 = US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[6] See ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Peru Support for Mine Action,” 7 October 2010; and Peru Support for Mine Action,” 24 August 2011; and Article 5 deadline Extension Request (revision), 15 August 2008, p. 45.
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