Eritrea
Support for Mine Action
Since 2008 the government of Eritrea has covered the salaries of two demining teams and logistics and medicines for the demining teams at the Eritrean Demining Authority (EDA), valued at approximately US$257,000 per year.[1]
In 2010 UNDP in Eritrea provided US$160,000 from its core funding sources to support the EDA and $503,375 to the Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare to establish a database on persons with disabilities and victim assistance.[2]
UNICEF, with a contribution of €392,000 ($519,831)[3] from Italy, provided support to the EDA in 2010 for risk education (RE) operational costs including field allowances for 40 persons on 10 RE teams.[4]
International contributions: 2010
|
Donor |
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount |
|
Italy |
UNICEF |
Risk Education |
519,831 |
|
UNDP |
Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare |
Victim assistance |
503,375 |
|
UNDP |
EDA |
Clearance |
160,000 |
|
Total |
1,183,206 |
Summary of contributions: 2006–2010[5]
|
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total contributions ($) |
|
2010 |
256,567 |
1,183,206 |
1,439,773 |
|
2009 |
256,569 |
354,535 |
611,104 |
|
2008 |
259,654 |
271,154 |
530,808 |
|
2007 |
512,250 |
550,860 |
1,063,110 |
|
2006 |
256,758 |
313,062 |
569,820 |
[1] Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 30 March 2011, p. 22.
[2] Email from Eyob Ghezai, Programme Specialist, UNDP, 14 July 2011.
[3] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Manfredo Capozza, Humanitarian Demining Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy, 6 April 2011. Average exchange rate for 2010: €1=US$1.3261. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 6 January 2011.
[4] Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 30 March 2011, p. 22.
[5] Ibid.