Cambodia

Last Updated: 06 October 2010

Support for Mine Action

In 2009, 12 donors contributed US$33,275,769 for mine clearance, risk education, and victim assistance.[1] This represents an increase of more than $5 million from 2008 and the highest annual contribution received in the past five years.

Japan, the United States, Australia, Finland, Norway, and Luxembourg contributed $2,565,116 for victim assistance.^{^[2]}Japan’s contribution included $5,841,160 for demining equipment for the Cambodian Mine Action Center.^{^[3]}

Cambodia reported a contribution of $3,500,000 to its mine action program in 2009, representing an increase of $1 million from 2008.[4]

Since 2006, international donors have contributed approximately $30 million each year. In June 2010 Cambodia reported that in order to meet its Article 5 obligations it would need to maintain the same level of funding from international donors until 2020, totaling $300 million for 10 years.[5]

International government contributions: 2009[6]

Donor	Sector	Amount (national currency)	Amount ($)
Japan	Clearance, victim assistance	¥1,174,958,071	12,536,803
US	Clearance, victim assistance, risk education	$5,520,948	5,520,948
Australia	Clearance, victim assistance	A$6,198,227	4,913,335
United Kingdom	Clearance	£1,580,735	2,475,589
Canada	Clearance	C$1,802,042	1,579,075
Finland	Clearance, victim assistance	€1,065,000	1,484,078
Germany	Clearance	€1,027,000	1,431,125
Spain	Clearance	€750,000	1,045,125
Belgium	Clearance	€550,360	766,927
Ireland	Clearance	€500,000	696,750
Norway	Victim assistance	NOK4,276,000	679,713
Luxembourg	Victim assistance	€104,988	146,301
Total			33,275,769

Summary of contributions: 2005–2009[7]

Year	National contribution ($)	International contribution ($)	Total contributions ($)
2009	3,500,000	33,275,769	36,775,769
2008	2,500,000	28,072,304	30,572,304
2007	1,550,000	30,797,541	32,347,541
2006	1,550,000	29,583,032	31,133,032
2005	1,730,377	23,869,623	25,600,000
Total	10,830,377	145,598,269	156,428,646

[1] Emails from Miki Nagashima, Conventional Arms Division, Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2010; Derek Taylor, Acting Director, Iraq and Middle East Section, AusAID, 27 May 2010; Sirpa Loikkanen, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2010; Gerhard Zank, South East Asia Desk Officer, HALO Trust, 15 July 2010; Craig Nightingale, Finance Officer, Mines Advisory Group, 9 June 2010; and Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer, Mine Action Task Force for Humanitarian Aid, German Federal Foreign Office, 8 April 2010. Responses to Monitor questionnaire by Vilde Rosén, Advisor, Humanitarian Disarmament Department for UN, Peace and Humanitarian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 April 2010; Daniel Gengler, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2010; and Ruaidhri Dowling, Deputy Director, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Affairs, 23 February 2010. US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2010,” Washington, DC, July 2010; Canada Article 7 Report (for the period 19 April 2009 to 20 April 2010), Form J; and Belgium Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2010.

[2] Email from Miki Nagashima, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2010; email from Derek Taylor, AusAID, 27 May 2010; US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2010,” Washington, DC, July 2010; and response to Monitor questionnaire by Vilde Rosén, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 April 2010.

[3] Email from Miki Nagashima, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2010.

[4] Interview with Prum Sophakmonkol, Deputy Secretary General, Office of the Council of Ministers/Cambodian Mine Action Authority, in Geneva, 24 June 2010.

[5] Statement of Cambodia, Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, Mine Risk Education and Mine Action Technologies, Geneva, 22 June 2010.

[6] Average exchange rates for 2009: ¥1=US$0.01067; A$1=US$0.7927; £1=US$1.5661; C$1=US$0.87627; €1=US$1.3935; NOK1=US$0.15896. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2010.

[7] Interview with Prum Sophakmonkol, Office of the Council of Ministers/Cambodian Mine Action Authority, in Geneva, 24 June 2010; Landmine Monitor Report 2009, p. 270; Landmine Monitor Report 2008, p. 255; Landmine Monitor Report 2007, p. 238; Landmine Monitor Report 2006, pp. 262–263; and Cambodia Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Article 13 Report, Form E, December 2007.