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Support for Mine Action
The Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Italy, and the United States of America (US) contributed US$3,955,722 for clearance, risk education, and advocacy in 2011.[1] In 2010, three donors contributed $4,014,413.
The UN General Assembly assessed $20,073,450 for the mine action activities of the UN Support Office for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). After the UN Mission in Sudan that ended in July 2011, the Somali Republic was the second largest recipient of peacekeeping assessed funds for mine action.[2] In 2010, the assessed funds from the AMISOM budget for mine action were $13,987,149.[3]
International contributions: 2011[4]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
US |
Clearance |
$1,300,000 |
1,300,000 |
|
Austria |
Clearance, risk education |
€650,000 |
905,515 |
|
Denmark |
Clearance |
DKK4,000,000 |
747,175 |
|
Italy |
Advocacy, clearance, risk education |
€420,000 |
585,102 |
|
Finland |
Risk education |
€300,000 |
417,930 |
|
Total |
|
|
3,955,722 |
Summary of contributions: 2007–2011[5]
|
Year |
Amount ($) |
|
2011 |
3,955,722 |
|
2010 |
4,014,413 |
|
2009 |
2,568,012 |
|
2008 |
840,450 |
|
2007 |
3,204,412 |
|
Total |
14,583,009 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire 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; response to Monitor questionnaire by Katrine Joensen, Head of Section, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012; email from Sirpa Loikkanen, Secretary, Unit for Humanitarian Assistance, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 20 February 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire by Alessandro Pirrone, Emergency Response Desk Officer, Demining Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy - Emergency Office, 21 March 2012; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.
[2] UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), “2011 Annual Report,” p. 108.
[3] UNMAS, “2010 Annual Report,” p. 97.
[4] Average exchange rates for 2011: €1.3931=US$1; DKK5.3535=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[5] See ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Somalia: Support for Mine Action,” 15 September 2011.
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