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Support for Mine Action
In 2012, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan contributed US$3,500,000 toward its mine action program, as it has done each year since 2005.[1] This national contribution represented 44% of total mine action contributions in 2012.
International contributions in 2012 towards mine action in Jordan totaled $4,440,137. Australia, Norway, and the United States (US) each contributed over $1 million.[2]
International contributions: 2012[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Australia |
Clearance |
A$1,500,000 |
1,553,850 |
|
US |
Clearance |
$1,250,000 |
1,250,000 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK6,000,000 |
1,031,265 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€ 370,505 |
476,432 |
|
Belgium |
Clearance |
€100,000 |
128,590 |
|
Total |
|
|
4,440,137 |
Summary of contributions: 2008-2012[4]
|
Year |
National ($) |
International ($) |
Total budget ($) |
|
2012 |
3,500,000 |
4,440,137 |
7,940,137 |
|
2011 |
3,500,000 |
4,545,294 |
8,045,294 |
|
2010 |
3,500,000 |
8,053,770 |
11,553,770 |
|
2009 |
3,500,000 |
6,436,305 |
9,936,305 |
|
2008 |
3,500,000 |
7,096,618 |
10,596,618 |
|
Total |
17,500,000 |
30,572,124 |
48,072,124 |
[1] Interview with Mohammad Breikat, Director, National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation, Geneva, 18 April 2013.
[2] Australia, Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), Amended Protocol II, Form B, 28 March 2013; Germany, CCW, Protocol II, Form B, 22 March 2013; Belgium, CCW, Protocol V, Form F, 8 April 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; US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013,” Washington, DC, August 2013; and email from Katherine Baker, Political Adviser, US Department of State Office of Weapons Abatement and Removal, 16 September 2013.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2012: A$1=US$1.0359; €1=US$1.2859; NOK5.8181=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[4] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Jordan: Support for Mine Action,” 31 August 2011.
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