Colombia

In 2012, the Republic of Colombia received US$15.6 million of international assistance from nine donors. The European Union (EU) and the United States (US) accounted for 72% of all international assistance.[1]

In November 2011, the EU announced it would be providing €6 million ($8.4 million)[2] for mine action across a period of three years, from 2011–2014.[3] This three-year EU contribution supports El Programa Presidencial para la Acción Integral contra Minas Antipersonal (PAICMA) in monitoring humanitarian demining, coordinating victim assistance and risk education; the contribution also supports providing logistical support to the Organization of American States (OAS). The contract between the EU and the government of Colombia includes 24 tasks under four main activities: information management, land release, victim assistance, and risk education.[4] However, the contract was not finalized until November 2011 and, as a result, the 2011–2014 EU funding for mine action in Colombia was not reported until 2012.[5]

International government contributions: 2012[6]

Of the $15.8 million provided in 2012, only 33% was allocated to mine clearance operations. As of September 2013, HALO Trust still had not begun clearance operations, despite receiving accreditation in April and seeking mandatory insurance coverage for their 80 deminers. The accreditation process and timeline are described in the mine action section of the Colombia profile. Most of the funding for clearance was provided by the US through the OAS for the Colombian Army. The EU funding is for various capacity building and survey activities through PAICMA.

Five donors (Canada, Germany, Norway, Spain, and the US) provided $2.7 million to the ICRC and national and international NGOs for victim assistance in 2012.

Thematic totals

Summary of contributions in 2008–2012[7]