Mauritania
Support for Mine Action
Since 2008, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania has contributed approximately US$4.3 million or 58% of its total mine action budget. In 2012, it contributed $850,000.[1]
In 2012, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, and Spain contributed $1,394,978 for clearance operations and risk education. Germany and Norway provided their support through Norwegian People’s Aid, and Japan and Spain made their contributions through the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action.[2]
International contributions: 2012[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount |
Amount ($) |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK5,000,000 |
859,387 |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥15,759,980 |
197,444 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€125,000 |
160,738 |
|
Spain |
Clearance |
€90,000 |
115,731 |
|
France |
Risk education |
€47,965 |
61,678 |
|
Total |
|
|
1,394,978 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[4]
|
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total contributions |
|
2012 |
850,000 |
1,394,978 |
2,244,978 |
|
2011 |
985,000 |
807,158 |
1,792,158 |
|
2010 |
846,000 |
194,990 |
1,040,990 |
|
2009 |
846,000 |
257,366 |
1,103,366 |
|
2008 |
800,000 |
427,631 |
1,227,631 |
|
Total |
4,327,000 |
3,082,123 |
7,409,123 |
[1] Presentation by Alioune ould Mohamed El Hacen, Coordinator, National Humanitarian Demining Programme for Development, in Addis Ababa, at African Union/ICRC workshop on weapon contamination in Africa, 5 March 2013.
[2] France, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2013; Germany, Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Amended Protocol II, Form B, 23 March 2013; Japan, CCW, Amended Protocol II, 3 April 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; Spain, CCW, Protocol V, Form F, April 2013; and UNMAS, “UNMAS Annual Report 2012,” p. 39.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2012: €1=US$1.2859; ¥79.82=US$1; NOK5.8181=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[4] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Mauritania: Support for Mine Action,” 10 September 2012.