Mozambique

Last Updated: 28 June 2013

Support for Mine Action

In 2011, five donors contributed US$6.5 million for clearance operations to HALO Trust, APOPO and Handicap International.[1]

In April 2012, Australia announced it had contributed A$3 million (US$3.1 million) to Mozambique mine action and Japan announced in June 2012 it had contributed approximately $2 million.[2] In May 2012, at the intersessional Standing Committee meetings, the Republic of Mozambique stated its mine action program needed $17 million if it was to stay on course to meet its March 2014 deadline.[3]

Mozambique contributed US$2,390,000 towards its mine action program.[4] Since 2007 the government of Mozambique has contributed approximately 20% of the total mine action budget.

International contributions: 2011[5]

Donor Country

Sector

Amount (national currency)

Amount ($)

US

Clearance

$2,175,000

2,175,000

Belgium

Clearance

€1,191,927

1,660,474

Norway

Clearance

NOK5,520,083

985,342

UK

Clearance

£592,526

950,589

Japan

Clearance

¥55,040,103

690,591

Total

 

 

6,461,996

Summary of contributions: 2007–2011[6]

Year

National contributions ($)

International contributions ($)

Total contributions ($)

2011

2,390,000

6,461,997

8,851,997

2010

1,422,000

11,526,279

12,948,279

2009

1,608,087

6,470,726

8,078,813

2008

1,563,270

3,184,248

4,747,518

2007

1,300,000

3,483,411

4,783,411

Total

8,283,357

31,126,661

39,410,018

 

 



[1] Belgium Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7, Form I, 30 April 2012. Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7, Form J, 12 May 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; response to Monitor questionnaire by Hannah Binci, Security and Justice Team, Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, DfID, 9 May 2012; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.

[2]Australia supports demining in Mozambique,” UNDP, 24 April 2012, and “Moçambique: Japão doa mais de Usd 2 milhões para programa de desminagem até 2014” (“Mozambique: Japan donates over USD 2 million for demining program until 2014”), Radio Mozambique, 15 June 2012.

[3] Statement of Mozambique, Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, Mine Risk Education and Mine Action Technologies, Geneva, 22 May 2012.

[4] Ibid.

[5] Average exchange rates for 2011: €1=US$1.3931; ¥79.7=US$1; NOK5.6022=US$1; £1=US$1.6043. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.

[6] Instituto Nacional de Desminagem (National Institute for Demining), “Relatório do Programa de Acção contra Minas 2010” (“Action against Mines Program Report 2010”), July 2011, p. 16; and see ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Mozambique, Support for Mine Action,” 26 August 2011.