Serbia
Support for Mine Action
In 2012, Germany, Norway, and the United States (US) contributed US$2,580,127 to mine action in the Republic of Serbia, a decline of $500,000 from 2011.[1]
Serbia reported, for the first time, that it supported its mine action program in 2012 through a contribution of €150,000 ($192,885).[2]
International contributions: 2012[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount |
Amount |
|
(national currency) |
($) |
||
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK8,520,000 |
1,464,396 |
|
US |
Clearance |
$1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€90,000 |
115,731 |
|
Total |
|
|
2,580,127 |
From 2008 to 2012, international contributions towards mine action in Serbia averaged $2.6 million per year.
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[4]
|
Year |
Amount ($) |
|
2012 |
2,580,127 |
|
2011 |
3,222,568 |
|
2010 |
3,107,846 |
|
2009 |
1,376,245 |
|
2008 |
2,831,668 |
|
Total |
13,118,454 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 20 April 2012; Ireland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15 March 2012; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.
[2] Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 Extension Request, 26 March 2013, p. 24. Exchange rates for 2011: €1.3931=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[3] Exchange rates for 2012: €1=US$1.2859; NOK5.8181=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[4] See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Serbia: Support for Mine Action,” 29 August 2011.