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Support for Mine Action
In 2011, Austria contributed €1,990,000 (US$2,772,270) in mine action funding,[1] an increase of almost 50% in equivalent dollar terms compared to 2010. The largest contribution went to Somalia (€650,000/$905,515). Austria provided support to mine action through UNICEF, UNDP, ICRC, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action and three NGOs.
In 2011, more than half (54%) of Austria’s contributions went to clearance operations in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Libya, and Somalia. Austria also made contributions to victim assistance in Cambodia, Ethiopia, and Lebanon.
Contributions by recipient: 2011[2]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (€) |
Amount ($) |
|
Somalia |
Risk education/clearance |
650,000 |
905,515 |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance and victim assistance |
400,000 |
557,240 |
|
Ethiopia |
VA |
350,000 |
487,585 |
|
Libya |
Clearance |
200,000 |
278,620 |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance |
135,000 |
188,069 |
|
Laos |
Clearance and risk education |
100,000 |
139,310 |
|
Global |
Advocacy |
100,000 |
139,310 |
|
Lebanon |
VA |
40,000 |
55,724 |
|
Georgia |
Stockpile destruction |
15,000 |
20,897 |
|
Totals |
1,990,000 |
2,772,270 |
Austria contributed €35,000 (US$48,759) towards the universalization of the Convention on Cluster Munitions through its support of the Cluster Munition Coalition and the Second Meeting of States Parties in Beirut in September 2011.
Contributions by thematic sector: 2011
|
Sector |
Amount (€) |
Amount ($) |
% of total contribution |
|
Clearance |
1,085,000 |
1,511,514 |
54.5 |
|
Victim assistance |
490,000 |
682,619 |
24.6 |
|
Risk Education |
300,000 |
417,930 |
15.1 |
|
Advocacy |
100,000 |
139,310 |
5.0 |
|
Stockpile Destruction |
15,000 |
20,897 |
0.8 |
|
Totals |
1,990,000 |
2,772,270 |
100 |
Austria’s total contribution to mine action in 2007–2011 totaled €7.54 million (more than $10.5 million), with an annual contribution averaging some €1.5 million ($2.1 million).
Summary of contributions: 2007–2011[3]
|
Year |
Amount (€) |
Amount ($) |
|
2011 |
1,990,000 |
2,772,269 |
|
2010 |
1,405,000 |
1,863,171 |
|
2009 |
1,480,000 |
2,062,380 |
|
2008 |
1,823,320 |
2,685,021 |
|
2007 |
845,723 |
1,159,571 |
|
Totals |
7,544,043 |
10,542,412 |
[1] Average exchange rate for 2011: €1= US$1.3931. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[2] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Wolfgang Bányai, Minister, Unit for Arms Control and Disarmament in the framework of the UN, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria, 1 March 2012.
[3] See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Austria: Support for Mine Action,” www.the-monitor.org, 15 September 2011. Average exchange rate for 2011: €1=US$ 1.3931; 2010: €1=US$ 1.3261; 2009: €1=US$ 1.3935; 2008: €1=US$1.4726; and 2007: €1=US$1.3711. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 6 January 2011, and 2 January 2009.
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