Senegal
Support for Mine Action
In 2012, the Republic of Senegal received US$5.7 million in international assistance from three donors. The European Union (EU) awarded MECHEM a €4 million ($5.1 million) contract to clear mines in the Casamance region. Norway contributed NOK3 million ($515,632) to Norwegian People’s Aid and Switzerland provided CHF55,000 ($58,654) to Geneva Call.[1] The government of Senegal contributed $230,000 to its mine action program, as it has done since 2008. In June 2013, Senegal reported it would double its national contribution to $460,000 per year starting in 2013.[2]
International contributions: 2012[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
National currency |
Amount ($) |
|
EU |
Clearance |
€4,000,000 |
5,143,600 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK3,000,000 |
515,632 |
|
Switzerland |
Advocacy |
CHF55,000 |
58,654 |
|
|
|
|
5,717,886 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[4]
|
Year |
National ($) |
International ($) |
Total budget |
|
2012 |
230,000 |
5,717,886 |
5,947,886 |
|
2011 |
230,000 |
0 |
230,000 |
|
2010 |
230,000 |
897,830 |
1,127,830 |
|
2009 |
230,000 |
347,824 |
577,824 |
|
2008 |
230,000 |
47,560 |
277,560 |
|
Total |
1,150,000 |
7,011,100 |
8,161,100 |
[1] Email from Carolin J. Thielking, EU Mine Action Focal Point, Division for WMD, Conventional Weapons and Space, European External Action Service, 15 May 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; and response to Monitor questionnaire by Claudia Moser, Section for Multilateral Peace Policy, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, 22 March 2013.
[2] “Mobilisation des Ressources pour le Programme de Deminage Humanitaire” (Resource Mobilization for the Humanitarian Demining Programme), report provided by the National Mine Action Centre to the ICBL, June 2013.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2012: €1 = US$1.2859; NOK5.8181 = US$1, and CHF0.9377 = US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[4] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Senegal: Support for Mine Action,” 24 August 2011.