Georgia
Support for Mine Action
Support for Mine Action
Prior to the August 2008 conflict with Russia, there was no there was no formal mine action program in Georgia.[1] In response to the August 2008 conflict, a mine action program was established and international funding was initiated.[2]
In 2011, international contributions towards mine action in Georgia totaled more than US$1.28 million, a decrease of almost $2.3 million from 2010, largely the result from less funding from the United States (US) and Japan.[3]
Georgia has never reported contributions to its own mine action operations.
International government contributions: 2011[4]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
US |
Clearance |
$872,207 |
872,207 |
|
Sweden |
Stockpile destruction |
SEK1,200,000 |
184,963 |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥9,316,372 |
116,893 |
|
Australia |
Clearance |
A$50,000 |
51,660 |
|
Lithuania |
Clearance |
€28,689 |
39,967 |
|
Austria |
Stockpile destruction |
€15,000 |
20,897 |
|
Total |
1,286,587 |
Summary of international government contributions in 2008–2011 (US$)[5]
|
Year |
Total contributions |
|
2011 |
1,286,586 |
|
2010 |
3,567,615 |
|
2009 |
2,125,624 |
|
2008 |
8,705,885 |
|
Total |
15,685,710 |
[1] See ICBL, Landmine Monitor Report 2008: Country Profile: Georgia.
[2] See ICBL, Landmine Monitor Report 2009: Country Profile: Georgia.
[3] Responses to Monitor questionnaire by Christine Pahlman, Mine Action Coordinator, AusAID, 24 April 2012; and 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; Lithuania Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 March 2012; Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 12 May 2012; Response to Monitor questionnaire from Maria Linderyd Linder, Deputy Director, Head of Section, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 24 April 2012; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.
[4] Exchange rates for 2011: A$1.0332 = US$1; €1 = US$1.3931; ¥79.7 = US$1; and SEK6.4878 = US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[5] See ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Georgia: Support for Mine Action,” 18 August 2011.