Uganda

Last Updated: 24 August 2011

Support for Mine Action

Uganda reported national contributions to its mine action program for the first time when it submitted its Article 5 deadline Extension Request in August 2009. At that time it reported the government of Uganda had been contributing to mine action since 2005. Annual contributions have ranged from US$125,000 to $400,000. Government support has been mainly in the form of rent for the Uganda Mine Action Center (UMAC), staff salaries and allowances, and explosives.[1]

In 2010 Uganda received three times as much in international contributions as it did in 2009. In addition to Denmark continuing its support through the Danish Demining Group (DDG), (DKK2,000,000/US$355,454), Australia (A$1,050,000/$966,000), Norway (NOK1,500,000/$248,135), and Luxembourg (€129,369/171,556) also made contributions. Norway’s contribution supported Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) for transfer and operational costs of a Minewolf vegetation cutter to clear two suspected hazardous areas covering 141,082m2 at Ngomoromo in March 2010.[2]  

International contributions: 2010[3]

Donor

Sector

Amount

(national currency)

Amount

($)

Australia

Victim assistance; clearance

A$1,050,000

966,000

Denmark

Clearance

DKK2,000,000

355,454

Norway

Clearance

NOK1,500,000

248,135

Luxembourg

Risk education

129,369

171,556

Total

 

 

1,741,145

Summary of contributions: 2006–2010[4]

Year

National contributions
($)

Amount ($)

Total contributions

2010

400,000

1,741,145

2,141,145

2009

125,000

578,646

703,646

2008

250,000

783,506

1,033,506

2007

250,000

1,841,052

2,091,052

2006

216,217

1,666,251

1,882,468

Total

1,241,217

6,610,600

7,851,817

 



[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Vicent Woboya, Director, UMAC, 10 June 2011; and Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 17 August 2009, p. 19.

[2] Statement of Uganda, Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, Mine Risk Education and Mine Action Technologies, Geneva, 22 June 2010.

[3] Responses to Monitor questionnaire by Christine Pahlman, Mine Action Coordinator, AusAID, 11 July 2011; Hanne B. Elmelund Gam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Security Policy, Denmark, 29 March 2011; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg, 8 April 2011; and Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27 April 2011. Average exchange rate for 2010: A$1=US$0.92; US$1=DKK5.6266; €1=US$1.3261; and US$1=NOK6.0451. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 6 January 2011.

[4] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Uganda: Support for Mine Action,” www.the-monitor.org, 3 August 2010.