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Support for Mine Action
Uganda reported national contributions to its mine action program for the first time when it submitted its Article 5 deadline Extension Request in August 2009. At that time it reported the government of Uganda had been contributing to mine action since 2005. Annual contributions have ranged from US$125,000 to $400,000. Government support has been mainly in the form of rent for the Uganda Mine Action Center (UMAC), staff salaries and allowances, and explosives.[1]
In 2010 Uganda received three times as much in international contributions as it did in 2009. In addition to Denmark continuing its support through the Danish Demining Group (DDG), (DKK2,000,000/US$355,454), Australia (A$1,050,000/$966,000), Norway (NOK1,500,000/$248,135), and Luxembourg (€129,369/171,556) also made contributions. Norway’s contribution supported Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) for transfer and operational costs of a Minewolf vegetation cutter to clear two suspected hazardous areas covering 141,082m2 at Ngomoromo in March 2010.[2]
International contributions: 2010[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Australia |
Victim assistance; clearance |
A$1,050,000 |
966,000 |
|
Denmark |
Clearance |
DKK2,000,000 |
355,454 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK1,500,000 |
248,135 |
|
Luxembourg |
Risk education |
129,369 |
171,556 |
|
Total |
|
|
1,741,145 |
Summary of contributions: 2006–2010[4]
|
Year |
National contributions |
Amount ($) |
Total contributions |
|
2010 |
400,000 |
1,741,145 |
2,141,145 |
|
2009 |
125,000 |
578,646 |
703,646 |
|
2008 |
250,000 |
783,506 |
1,033,506 |
|
2007 |
250,000 |
1,841,052 |
2,091,052 |
|
2006 |
216,217 |
1,666,251 |
1,882,468 |
|
Total |
1,241,217 |
6,610,600 |
7,851,817 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Vicent Woboya, Director, UMAC, 10 June 2011; and Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 17 August 2009, p. 19.
[2] Statement of Uganda, Standing Committee on Mine Clearance, Mine Risk Education and Mine Action Technologies, Geneva, 22 June 2010.
[3] Responses to Monitor questionnaire by Christine Pahlman, Mine Action Coordinator, AusAID, 11 July 2011; Hanne B. Elmelund Gam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Security Policy, Denmark, 29 March 2011; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg, 8 April 2011; and Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27 April 2011. Average exchange rate for 2010: A$1=US$0.92; US$1=DKK5.6266; €1=US$1.3261; and US$1=NOK6.0451. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 6 January 2011.
[4] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Uganda: Support for Mine Action,” www.the-monitor.org, 3 August 2010.
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