United Kingdom
Support for Mine Action
In 2012, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) contributed £13,873,858 (US$21,994,227)[1] in mine action funding to 11 states and one other area as well as the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action (VTF); this represented an increase of 22% from that in 2011 and 35% since 2010 in US dollars. The largest contributions in 2012 went to Afghanistan and Sudan. The UK provided funding to 10 countries through the UK-based NGOs Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and HALO Trust; approximately one third of the UK funding was through the VTF. [2]
Contributions by recipient: 2012[3]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (£) |
Amount ($) |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance |
1,944,966 |
3,083,355 |
|
Sudan |
Clearance |
1,849,416 |
2,931,879 |
|
Global |
Various |
1,498,527 |
2,375,615 |
|
Libya |
Clearance |
1,307,313 |
2,072,483 |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance |
1,251,116 |
1,983,394 |
|
Mozambique |
Clearance |
1,122,380 |
1,779,309 |
|
Vietnam |
Clearance |
967,901 |
1,534,413 |
|
DRC |
Clearance |
964,276 |
1,528,667 |
|
Lao PDR |
Clearance |
919,120 |
1,457,081 |
|
Sri Lanka |
Clearance |
905,616 |
1,435,673 |
|
Somaliland |
Clearance |
699,945 |
1,109,623 |
|
Iraq |
Clearance |
410,782 |
651,213 |
|
Mali |
Clearance |
32,500 |
51,522 |
|
Total |
|
13,873,858 |
21,994,227 |
In its 2010–2013 mine action strategy, the UK Department for International Development (DfID) stated it does not support programs that specifically target mine survivors, and that victim assistance is best provided through health services available to all persons with disabilities.[4] In January 2013, DfID commissioned an evaluation of its 2010–2013 Mine Action Strategy to examine whether the programs funded under the strategy were effective and sustainable and whether they delivered development benefits to mine-affected areas.[5] As of August 2013 the results of the evaluation had not been released.
Since 2008, DfID has averaged £12.1 million per year for mine action.
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[6]
|
Year |
Amount (£) |
Amount ($) |
|
2012 |
13,873,858 |
21,994,227 |
|
2011 |
11,208,567 |
17,981,904 |
|
2010 |
10,573,232 |
16,337,758 |
|
2009 |
11,440,275 |
17,916,615 |
|
2008 |
13,451,597 |
24,945,987 |
|
Total |
60,547,529 |
99,176,491 |
[1] Average exchange rate for 2012: £1=US$1.5853. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[2] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Richard Bolden, Policy Analyst Mine Action, Arms Exports and ATT, Department for International Development (DfID), 7 May 2013.
[3] Ibid.
[4] DfID, “DFID Programme Strategy 2010–2013: Creating a safer environment: Clearing landmines and other explosive remnants of war,” 16 March 2010.
[5] DfID, “Evaluation of Global Mine Action Programme (2011–2013),” 4 January 2013.
[6] See Landmine Monitor reports 2008–2011; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: United Kingdom: Support for Mine Action,” 8 December 2013.