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Support for Mine Action
In 2012, nine donors contributed a total of US$34 million for clearance, victim assistance, and risk education activities to the Republic of Iraq.[1] The United States (US) contributed $25 million—almost 75% of the total international assistance—which is an increase from 2011 when the US contributed 65% of all mine action funding to Iraq. Ireland discontinued funding mine action in Iraq in 2012.
Only the US, the Netherlands, and Slovenia supported victim assistance activities.
As in previous years, the government of Iraq, the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency, the Regional Mine Action Center in Basra, and the General Directorate of Mine Action did not report making any financial contributions to Iraq’s mine action program in 2012.
In August 2013, the US Department of Defense announced it had awarded a contract for $11.7 million to the American company General Dynamics to dispose of 49,387 rounds of improved conventional munitions and 5,192 cluster bomb units.[2]
International contributions: 2012[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
US |
Risk education, victim assistance, various |
$25,000,000 |
25,000,000 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance |
SEK24,500,000 |
3,617,785 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance, victim assistance |
€1,248,127 |
1,604,967 |
|
Australia |
Clearance |
A$1,500,000 |
1,553,850 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK5,000,000 |
859,387 |
|
UK |
Clearance |
£410,782 |
651,213 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€439,235 |
564,812 |
|
Belgium |
Clearance |
€100,000 |
128,590 |
|
Slovenia |
Victim assistance |
$14,393 |
14,393 |
|
Total |
|
|
33,994,997 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[4]
|
Year |
International ($) |
|
2012 |
33,994,996 |
|
2011 |
34,384,778 |
|
2010 |
37,152,204 |
|
2009 |
34,652,872 |
|
2008 |
35,886,215 |
|
Total |
176,071,065 |
[1] Australia, Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Amended Protocol II, Form B, 28 March 2013;
Belgium, CCW, Protocol V, Form F, 8 April 2013; Germany, CCW, Amended Protocol II, Form B, 23 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire from Fabienne Moust, Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19 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; ITF Enhancing Human Security Annual Report 2012, Slovenia, 2013, p. 36; Sweden, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 27 March 2013; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013.”
[2] Rich Smith, “General Dynamics to Support Forces in Iraq, Disarm Cluster Bombs,” The Motley Fool, 29 August 2013.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2012: A$1=US$1.0359; €1=US$1.2859; SEK6.7721=US$1; NOK5.8181=US$1; £1=US$1.5853. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[4] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Iraq: Support for Mine Action,” 19 September 2012.
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