Nepal
Support for Mine Action
Support for Mine Action
In 2011, Switzerland contributed CHF145,000 (US$163,620) to mine action in Nepal.[1] In June 2011, Nepal reported it had cleared all known mined areas.[2]
In 2007–2011, Australia, Canada, Denmark, the European Commission, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) contributed a total of US$4.7 million for mine action in Nepal.
Summary of international contributions in 2007–2011[3]
|
Year |
Donors |
Amount (US$) |
|
2011 |
Switzerland |
163,620 |
|
2010 |
France, Switzerland, US |
913,518 |
|
2009 |
Australia, Canada, EC |
834,789 |
|
2008 |
Australia, Canada, EC, UK |
1,051,395 |
|
2007 |
Canada, Denmark |
1,756,621 |
|
Total |
4,719,943 |
[1] Switzerland average exchange rate for 2011: CHF0.8862 = US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012. Response to Monitor questionnaire by Claudia Moser, Section for Multilateral Peace Policy, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, 19 June 2012.
[2] UNMAS, “UN Declares Nepal Minefield-Free,” Press release, New York, 16 June 2011.
[3] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Claudia Moser, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, 19 June 2012; ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Nepal: Support for Mine Action,” 18 October 2010; ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Nepal: Support for Mine Action,” 18 August 2011. See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; “2009,” and “2008.”