Somalia

Last Updated: 22 November 2013

Support for Mine Action

In 2012, eight donors contributed US$25 million for clearance and risk education in the Federal Republic of Somalia.[1] Accounting for over 83% of the support was €13 million ($16.7 million) from the European Union (EU) and ¥319 million ($4 million) from Japan.

The UN General Assembly assessed $32.3 million for mine action activities for coordination, capacity building, and explosive-management support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).[2] Somalia was the second-largest recipient of peacekeeping-assessed funds for mine action in 2012. South Sudan was the largest recipient.

The combined international assistance was $57.3 million making Somalia the largest recipient of mine action support in 2012.

International contributions: 2012[3]

Donor

Sector

Amount (national currency)

Amount

($)

EU

Clearance

€13,000,000

16,716,700

Japan

Clearance

¥319,280,000

4,000,000

United Kingdom

Various

£699,945

1,109,623

Denmark

Clearance

DKK6,000,000

1,035,876

Norway

Clearance

NOK4,700,000

807,824

United States

Clearance

$600,000

600,000

Sweden

Clearance

SEK3,000,000

442,994

Italy

Clearance, risk education

€279,911

359,938

Total

 

 

25,072,954

Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[4]

Year

Peacekeeping assessed funds

($)

International donors Amount

($)

Total

($)

2012

32,300,000

25,072,954

57,372,954

2011

20,000,000

3,955,722

23,955,722

2010

14,000,000

4,014,413

18,014,413

2009

6,100,000

2,568,012

8,668,012

2008

N/A

840,450

840,450

Total

72,400,000

36,451,551

108,851,551

N/A = not applicable

 



[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire from Adam Ravnkilde, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2013; email from Carolin J. Thielking, European Union (EU) Mine Action Focal Point, Division for WMD, Conventional Weapons and Space, European External Action Service, 15 May 2013; Financial Tracking System, Reliefweb, fts.unocha.org/pageloader.aspx?page=search-reporting_display&CQ=cq240413220104Nk8VOBnyzx.; Japan, Convention on Conventional Weapons, Amended Protocol II, 28 March 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; Sweden, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 27 March 2013; and email from Pi Tauber, Project Assistant, Danish Demining Group, 15 July 2013.

[2] UN Mine Action Service, “UNMAS Annual Report 2012,” pp. 21 and 39.

[3] Average exchange rate for 2012: DKK5.7922=US$1; €1=US$1.2859; ¥79.82=US$1; £1=US$1.5853; NOK5.8181=US$1; and SEK6.7721=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.