Pakistan
Support for Mine Action
In 2009, three donors contributed US$1,848,483 for risk education activities. The European Commission (EC) provided €1,266,275 ($1,764,554) to the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action; UNICEF provided PKR3,636,900 ($44,734) to the national NGO Sustainable Peace and Development Organization, and Sweden provided SEK300,000 ($39,195) to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.[1]
International contributions: 2009
Donor |
Amount (National currency) |
Amount ($) |
Sector |
EC |
€1,266,275 |
1,764,554 |
Risk education |
UNICEF |
PKR3,636,900 |
44,734 |
Risk education |
Sweden |
SEK300,000 |
39,195 |
Risk education |
Total |
|
1,848,483 |
|
[1] Email from Farman Ali, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF, 1 May 2010; response to Monitor questionnaire by Vilde Rosén, Advisor, Humanitarian Disarmament Department for UN, Peace and Humanitarian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 April 2010; and email from Mari Cruz Cristóbal, Mine Action Desk, Security Policy Unit, Directorate-General for External Relations, EC, 16 June 2010. Average exchange rates for 2009: €1=US$1.3935; PKR1=US$0.01230; SEK1=US$0.13065. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2010.