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Support for Mine Action
In 2012, Norway, Belgium, a regional development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF),[1] and the United States (US) contributed a combined total of US$2,025,490 to mine action activities in the Republic of Peru, of which $1,009,379 was allocated to clearance activities and $1,016,111 dedicated to victim assistance. In 2012, the US also allocated $800,000 for victim assistance in Peru.[2]
The CAF contributed $500,000 to Peru’s mine action program in both 2011 and 2012.
The government of Peru contributed $2 million in 2012 to the mine action program.[3]
International contributions: 2012[4]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
US |
Clearance, victim assistance |
$1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
CAF |
Clearance |
$500,000 |
500,000 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK1,800,000 |
309,379 |
|
Belgium |
Victim assistance |
€168,062 |
216,111 |
|
Total |
|
|
2,025,490 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[5]
|
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total contributions ($) |
|
2012 |
2,000,000 |
2,025,490 |
4,025,490 |
|
2011 |
2,465,128 |
1,996,894 |
4,462,022 |
|
2010 |
2,403,928 |
2,534,825 |
4,938,753 |
|
2009 |
1,468,842 |
2,705,807 |
4,174,649 |
|
2008 |
960,911 |
1,262,902 |
2,223,813 |
|
Total |
9,298,809 |
10,525,918 |
19,824,727 |
[1] CAF is a financial institution established in 1970 that fosters sustainable development and regional integration in Latin America. Its headquarters are in Caracas, Venezuela.
[2] 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; email from Carl Case, General Coordinator, Comprehensive Action against Antipersonnel Mines and Assistance for Control of Arms and Munitions, Organization of American States, 24 April 2013; Statement of Peru, Mine Ban Treaty Twelfth Meeting of States Parties, Geneva, 6 December 2012; email from Michael Lundquist, Executive Director, POLUS Center, 7 September 2012; US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013,” Washington DC, August 2013; and Belgium, Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, Protocol V, Form F, 8 April 2013.
[3] Statement of Peru, Mine Ban Treaty Twelfth Meeting of States Parties, Geneva, 6 December 2012.
[4] Average exchange rate for 2012: €1=US$1.2859; NOK5.8181=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[5] ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Peru: Support for Mine Action,” 19 September 2012.
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