Mozambique
Support for Mine Action
In 2012, nine donors contributed US$13.7 million to APOPO, HALO Trust, Handicap International, Norwegian People’s Aid, and UNDP for clearance operations in the Republic of Mozambique.[1] Mozambique has made considerable progress in clearing mined areas; it announced in May 2013 that it planned to complete all clearance by the end of 2014.[2]
In 2012, Mozambique contributed $2,213,088 towards its mine action program.[3] Since 2008, the government of Mozambique has contributed approximately 20% of the total mine action budget.
International contributions: 2012[4]
|
Donor Country |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥341,832,981 |
4,282,548 |
|
United States |
Clearance |
$2,635,000 |
2,635,000 |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance |
£1,122,380 |
1,779,309 |
|
Australia |
Clearance, victim assistance |
A$1,703,813 |
1,764,980 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance |
€770,395 |
990,651 |
|
Norway |
Clearance, advocacy |
NOK7,950,000 |
1,366,425 |
|
Switzerland |
Clearance |
CHF600,000 |
639,863 |
|
Ireland |
Clearance |
€100,000 |
128,590 |
|
New Zealand |
Clearance |
NZ$123,381 |
100,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
13,687,366 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[5]
|
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total contributions ($) |
|
2012 |
2,213,088 |
13,687,366 |
15,900,455 |
|
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 |
|
Total |
9,196,445 |
41,330,616 |
50,527,061 |
[1] Australia, Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), Amended Protocol II, Form B, 28 March 2013;
Ireland, CCW, Amended Protocol II, Form B, 22 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 11 April 2013; New Zealand, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Claudia Moser, Section for Multilateral Peace Policy, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, 22 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Richard Bolden, Policy Analyst Mine Action, Arms Exports and ATT, Department for International Development (DfID), 7 May 2013; United States (US) Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013,” Washington DC, August 2013; and Japan, CCW, Amended Protocol II, 3 April 2012.
[2] Statement of Mozambique, Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, Geneva, 28 May 2013.
[3] National Demining Institute (IND), 2012 Annual Report, Draft, March 2013.
[4] Average exchange rate for 2012: A$1=US$1.0359; €1=US$1.2859; ¥79.82=US$1; NZ$1=US$0.8105; NOK5.8181=US$1; CHF0.9377=US$1; £1=US$1.5853. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[5] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Mozambique: Support for Mine Action,” 28 June 2013.