Yemen
Support for Mine Action
Support for Mine Action
Since 2007, the government of Yemen has reported contributing at least US$3.5 million per year toward its own mine action program.[1]
In 2011, Germany, Norway, and the United States (US) contributed a total of $1,976,520 to support mine clearance and victim assistance activities in Yemen. Germany and the US allocated its contribution through UNDP and Norway allocated its funding to the Danish Demining Group (DDG).[2]
International government contributions: 2011[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (National currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
US |
Clearance, victim assistance, risk education |
$1,075,000 |
1,075,000 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€346,021 |
482,042 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK2,350,000 |
419,478 |
|
Total |
|
|
1,976,520 |
Summary of support in 2007–2011[4]
|
Year |
National (US$) |
International (US$) |
Amount (US$) |
|
2011 |
3,500,000 |
1,976,520 |
5,476,520 |
|
2010 |
3,500,000 |
1,546,169 |
5,046,169 |
|
2009 |
3,500,000 |
1,042,102 |
4,542,102 |
|
2008 |
3,600,000 |
1,005,172 |
4,605,172 |
|
2007 |
3,600,000 |
1,103,039 |
4,703,039 |
|
Totals |
17,700,000 |
6,673,002 |
24,373,002 |
[1] Interview with Mansoor Al-Azi, Director, Yemen Executive Mine Action Center (YEMAC), in Phnom Penh, 1 December 2011.
[2] Responses to Monitor questionnaire by Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 20 April 2012; and 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.
[3] Euro average exchange rate for 2011: €1= US$1. 3931. Norway average exchange rate for 2011: NOK5.6022 = US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[4] See Landmine Monitor Report 2009, Landmine Monitor Report 2008; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Yemen: Support for Mine Action,” 13 October 2010.