Netherlands

Last Updated: 07 October 2013

Support for Mine Action

In 2012, the Kingdom of the Netherlands contributed €18,764,834 (US$24,129,700)[1] in mine action funding to 13 states and two other areas. Almost 50% of their contributions went to Libya, Afghanistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Netherlands provided $20 million directly to NGOs DanChurchAid, Mines Advisory Group (MAG), HALO Trust, and Handicap International. The other $4 million went to the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) earmarked for Afghanistan, Colombia, DRC, Libya, and Palestine.[2]

In 2012, the Netherlands was the fifth largest donor after the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Norway.

Contributions by recipient: 2012[3]

Recipient

Sector

Amount (€)

Amount ($)

Libya

Clearance

3,560,671

4,578,667

Afghanistan

Clearance

3,215,754

4,135,138

DRC

Clearance

2,503,356

3,219,065

Lebanon

Clearance

1,576,369

2,027,053

UNMAS

Various

1,400,000

1,800,260

Iraq

Clearance, victim assistance

1,248,127

1,604,967

South Sudan

Clearance

1,223,760

1,573,633

Mozambique

Clearance

770,395

990,651

Somaliland

Clearance

725,305

932,670

Angola

Clearance

625,000

803,688

Sudan

Clearance

500,000

642,950

Lao PDR

Clearance

435,738

560,315

Palestine

Victim assistance

250,456

322,061

Geneva Call

Advocacy

206,000

264,895

Colombia

Clearance

175,000

225,033

Ethiopia

Clearance

150,000

192,885

MAG, Norwegian People’s Aid

Clearance (Global)

101,829

130,942

Cambodia

Clearance

97,074

124,827

Total

18,764,834

24,129,700

At theTwelfth Meeting of States Parties, the Netherlands stated they had committed to contributing €45 million to mine action over four years beginning in 2012. The Netherlands has been a strong advocate for a multiyear funding approach to mine action and cites the improvement of administrative efficiencies, the building of strategic partnerships, and the commitment to building national capacities as benefits in multiyear funding.[4]

Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[5]

Year

Amount (€)

Amount ($)

2012

18,764,834

24,129,700

2011

15,286,403

21,295,488

2010

17,190,910

22,796,866

2009

13,216,275

18,416,879

2008

19,172,459

28,233,363

Total

83,630,881

114,872,296

 

 



[1] Average exchange rate for 2012: €1=US$1.2859. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.

[2] Email from Eugen Secareanu, Resource Mobilisation Unit, UNMAS, 3 May 2013.

[3] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Fabienne Moust, Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19 March 2013.

[4] Government of the Netherlands, “How to Get More Value for Money in Humanitarian Mine Action? Benefits of Multi-year Funding: Different Perspectives, Common Interests,” paper presented at side event by the Netherlands at the Mine Ban Treaty Standing Committee Meetings in Geneva, 27–31 May 2013.

[5] See Landmine Monitor reports 2008–2011; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Netherlands: Support for Mine Action,” 10 September 2012.