Sweden
Support for Mine Action
Support for Mine Action
In 2011, Sweden allocated SEK79,210,411 (US$12,209,132) in mine action funding, which is comparable in equivalent dollar termsto the amount contributed in 2010.[1]Sweden’s contributions, however, have declined each year since 2008, when it contributedSEK124,458,455 (US$18,901,450).
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) received the largest contribution (SEK27,352,000/$4,215,913), constituting more than one-third of Sweden’s contribution in 2011.
Sweden, through the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), made the only bilateral contribution to support the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in clearing explosive remnants of war in Côte d’Ivoire in 2011. An assessment mission by HALO Trust in May 2011 found no evidence of antipersonnel mines.[2]
Contributions by recipient: 2011[3]
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (SEK) |
Amount ($) |
DRC |
Clearance |
27,352,000 |
4,215,913 |
Afghanistan |
Clearance |
15,000,000 |
2,312,032 |
Iraq |
Clearance |
15,000,000 |
2,312,032 |
Various |
Advocacy |
6,593,411 |
1,016,278 |
Global |
Clearance |
5,000,000 |
770,677 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
Clearance |
4,845,000 |
746,786 |
South Sudan |
Clearance |
2,200,000 |
339,098 |
Georgia |
Stockpile destruction |
1,200,000 |
184,963 |
Libya |
Clearance |
1,020,000 |
157,218 |
Uganda |
Clearance |
1,000,000 |
154,135 |
Total |
79,210,411 |
12,209,132 |
Sweden allocated 90% of its mine action support in 2011 for clearance activities.
Contributions by thematic sector: 2011
Sector |
Amount (SEK) |
Amount ($) |
% of total contribution |
Clearance |
71,417,000 |
11,007,891 |
90.2 |
Stockpile destruction |
1,200,000 |
184,963 |
1.5 |
Advocacy |
6,593,411 |
1,016,278 |
8.3 |
Totals |
79,210,411 |
12,209,132 |
100 |
Summary of contributions: 2007–2011[4]
Year |
Amount (€) |
Amount ($) |
2011 |
79,210,411 |
12,209,130 |
2010 |
93,500,000 |
12,976,560 |
2009 |
114,182,000 |
14,918,150 |
2008 |
124,458,455 |
18,901,450 |
2007 |
118,287,250 |
17,511,070 |
Totals |
529,638,116 |
76,516,360 |
[1]Average exchange rate for 2011: US$1 = SEK6.4878. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[2]HALO, “HALO assessment mission to Ivory Coast,” Press release, 1 July 2011.
[3]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.
[4]See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Sweden: Support for Mine Action,” www.the-monitor.org, 15 September 2011. Average exchange rate for 2011: US$1 = SEK6.4878. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012; for 2010: US$1=SEK7.2053; 2009: US$1=SEK7.6539; 2008: US$1=SEK6.5846; and 2007: US$1=SEK6.7550. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 6 January 2011.