Iraq
Support for Mine Action
Support for Mine Action
In 2011, 10 donors contributed a total of US$34.8 million to clearance, victim assistance (VA), and risk education (RE).[1] The United States (US) contributed $22 million or 65% of the total international assistance. Only Norway (NOK5,070,000/$905,002), the US ($900,000), and the Netherlands (€35,217/$49,060) supported VA. The US ($500,000) and Australia (A$500,000/$516,600) supported RE. Australia contributed A$1.5 million ($1,549,800) for clearance to UNDP and A$500,000 ($516,600) to UNICEF for RE.
The Iraq Mine Action Strategy 2010–2012 assumes international donors will fund clearance operations and that the government—the ministries of defense, interior, and the environment—will contribute approximately US$21.7 million over three years for VA, RE, strategic planning, and information management personnel.[2] As in the two previous years, none among the government of Iraq, the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency, the Regional Mine Action Center in Basra, and the General Directorate of Mine Action reported making financial contributions to Iraq’s mine action program in 2011.
In 2011, the UN Mine Action Portfolio Iraq Country Team based its plans on continued international support at least until 2015.[3]
International contributions: 2011[4]
Donor |
Sector |
Amount National currency |
Amount US$ |
US |
Clearance, victim assistance, risk education |
$22,000,000 |
22,000,000 |
Norway |
Clearance, victim assistance |
NOK15,570,000 |
2,779,265 |
Sweden |
Clearance |
SEK15,000,000 |
2,312,032 |
UK |
Clearance |
£1,422,075 |
2,281,435 |
Australia |
Clearance, risk education |
A$2,000,000 |
2,066,400 |
Netherlands |
Clearance, victim assistance |
€1,235,217 |
1,720,781 |
Belgium |
Clearance |
€240,000 |
334,344 |
Germany |
Clearance |
€239,237 |
333,281 |
Finland |
Clearance |
€200,000 |
278,620 |
Ireland |
Clearance |
€200,000 |
278,620 |
Total |
34,384,778 |
Summary of contributions in 2007–2011 (US$)[5]
Year |
International |
2011 |
34,384,778 |
2010 |
37,152,204 |
2009 |
34,652,872 |
2008 |
35,886,215 |
2007 |
37,279,571 |
Total |
179,355,640 |
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Christine Pahlman, Mine Action Coordinator, AusAID, 24 April 2012; Email from Sirpa Loikkanen, Secretary, Unit for Humanitarian Assistance, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 20 February 2012; Response to Monitor questionnaire by Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 20 April 2012; Ireland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2012; Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 12 May 2012; Belgium Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2012; Responses to Monitor questionnaire from Douwe Buzeman, Policy Officer Security and Development, Peace Building and Stabilisation Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, 16 April 2012; and by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15 March 2012; Email from Scotty Lee, Director, Spirit of Soccer, 7 September 2012; Responses to Monitor questionnaire by Maria Linderyd Linder, Deputy Director, Head of Section, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 24 April 2012; and by Hannah Binci, Security and Justice Team, Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, DfID, 9 May 2012; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2011,” Washington, DC, July 2012.
[3] UN, “2011 Portfolio of Mine Action Projects,” New York, March 2011, p. 178.
[4] Exchange rates for 2011: A$1 = US$1.0332; €1= US$1.3931; ¥79.7 = US$1; NOK5.6022 = US$1; SEK6.4878 = US$1; £1 = US$1.6043. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2012.
[5] See ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Iraq: Support for Mine Action,” 31 August 2011.
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