Serbia
Support for Mine Action
In 2011, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Kingdom of Norway, and the United States of America (US) contributed US$3,222,568 to mine action in the Republic of Serbia, approximately the same amount as in 2010.[1] Norway (NOK9,740,000/$1,738,603) and the US ($1,275,000) provided the largest contributions.
Serbia did not report any contributions to its mine action program in either 2010 or in 2011.
International contributions: 2011[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK9,740,000 |
1,738,603 |
|
US |
Clearance |
$1,275,000 |
1,275,000 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€90,000 |
125,379 |
|
Ireland |
Clearance |
€60,000 |
83,586 |
|
Total |
|
|
3,222,568 |
From 2007 to 2011, international contributions towards mine action in Serbia averaged $2,650,387 per year.
Summary of contributions: 2007–2011[3]
|
Year |
Amount ($) |
|
2011 |
3,222,568 |
|
2010 |
3,107,846 |
|
2009 |
1,376,245 |
|
2008 |
2,831,668 |
|
2007 |
2,713,610 |
|
Total |
13,251,937 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 20 April 2012; Ireland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 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; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.
[2] Average exchange rates for 2011: €1.3931=US$1; NOK5.6022=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[3] See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Serbia: Support for Mine Action,” 29 August 2011.