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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Last Updated: 22 November 2013

Support for Mine Action

In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), both national and international contributions were less in 2012 than in 2011. In 2012, the government contributed BAM16.8 million (US$11 million), a reduction of approximately 20% compared to 2011.[1] In its Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 deadline Extension Request in 2008, BiH committed to providing BAM20 million ($13 million) per year, and raising another BAM40 million ($26 million) from other local sources.[2] It has not met these targets by a large margin and, in 2012, fell even further behind.

The national funding raised in 2012, totaling BAM16.8 million ($11 million), came from 14 local sources, including the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), the Ministry of Defense, the Bosnian Serb Republic (República Srpska, RS), the Brčko district, state utility companies, the state railway, and seven municipalities. The FBiH budget allocates funds to the BiH Mine Action Center (BHMAC) and the army, while cantons contribute to local Civil Protection Agency demining operations. In the Brčko district and the RS, funding also goes through the local Civil Protection Agency.[3]

National contributions: 2012[4]

National Local Sources

Amount (BAM)

Amount ($)

Council of Ministers (BHMAC)

5,839,734

3,839,625

Council of Ministers (Ministry of Defense)

3,272,850

2,151,899

Council of Ministers (Ministry of Justice)

33,735

22,181

Brčko district

1,008,793

663,281

FBiH

4,108,565

2,701,381

RS

2,046,000

1,345,245

Ministry of Health and Social Protection

36,070

23,716

Illitza Municipality

179,727

118,171

Public Enterprise Elektroprivreda BiH (electric utility of BiH)

20,719

13,623

BH Elektropruenos

59,641

39,214

BH Telecom

20,100

13,216

BH Railways

202,789

133,334

Limestone mine “Vijenac” Lukavac

31,999

21,039

ZP “Elektro Doboj”

16,848

11,078

Total

16,877,570

11,097,002

Summary of national contributions: 2008–2012[5]

Year

National contribution (BAM)

National contribution ($)

2012

16,877,750

11,097,002

2011

20,616,370

14,685,070

2010

26,514,824

17,957,890

2009

21,718,346

15,441,412

2008

20,100,000

15,043,784

Total

105,827,290

74,225,158

In 2012, international contributions toward mine action in BiH totaled $9.1 million, a decrease of 27% from 2011. The largest contributions were from Norway (NOK17 million/$2.9 million), the United States (US) ($2.3 million), and Germany (€1.3 million/$1.69 million).[6]

International contributions: 2012[7]

Donor

Sector

Amount (national currency)

Amount ($)

Norway

Clearance, victim assistance

NOK17,030,985

2,927,242

US

Clearance

$2,300,000

2,300,000

Germany

Clearance

€1,315,916

1,692,136

Japan

Clearance

¥66,793,855

836,806

Switzerland

Clearance

CHF530,000

565,213

Canada

Clearance, victim assistance

C$492,746

492,992

Italy

Clearance

€200,000

257,180

Luxembourg

Clearance

€85,342

109,741

Total

 

 

9,181,310

Since 2008, international assistance to BiH has steadily declined by 63% (some $15.4 million), regardless of the fact that BiH is far off-track from meeting its Article 5 obligations by 2019 and will be unable to meet its obligations without international support. While national contributions have been steadier, despite the 25% decline in the US dollar value of its contribution in 2012, the combined annual expenses nevertheless fall far below the targets set in BiH’s Article 5 Extension Request that assesses annual funding needs from national and international sources combined as approximately BAM80 million ($52 million) per year.[8]

A decrease in all victim assistance services provided by NGOs continued in 2012, mainly linked with the ongoing decline in international funding; however, there were continued improvements in the quality and availability of state services.[9]

Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[10]

Year

National contribution (BAM)

National contribution ($)

International contribution ($)

Total contribution ($)

2012

16,877,750

11,097,002

9,181,310

20,278,312

2011

20,616,370

14,685,070

12,637,440

27,322,510

2010

26,514,824

17,957,890

11,845,607

29,803,497

2009

21,718,346

15,441,412

18,513,072

33,954,484

2008

20,100,000

15,043,784

24,550,453

39,594,237

Total

105,827,290

74,225,158

76,727,882

150,953,040

 

 



[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center (BHMAC), “Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Annual Report 2012,” 25 March 2012, p. 24.

[2] Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 27 June 2008, p. 16.

[3] BHMAC, “Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Annual Report 2011,” 25 March 2012.

[4] Average exchange rate for 2012: BAM1.5209=US$1. Oanda, www.oanda.com.

[6] ITF Enhancing Human Security Annual Report 2012, Slovenia, 2013, p. 36; Canada, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2013; Germany, Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), Protocol II, Form B, 22 March 2013; Italy Financial Tracking System, Reliefweb, fts.unocha.org/pageloader.aspx?page=search-reporting_display&CQ=cq240413220104Nk8VOBnyzx; Japan, CCW, Amended Protocol II, 28 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 11 April 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Claudia Moser, Section for Multilateral Peace Policy, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, 22 March 2013; and email from Megan Burke, Survivor Network Project, 23 May 2013.

[7] Average exchange rate for 2012: C$0.9995=US$1; €1=US$1.2859; ¥79.82=US$1; NOK5.8181=US$1; CHF0.9377=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.

[8] Mine Ban Treaty, Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 27 June 2008, p. 16.