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After decades of civil war that ended with a six-year Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Republic of South Sudan became a state on 9 July 2011.
In 2012, 10 donors contributed US$18.9 million for clearance and victim assistance.[1]
As part of Canada’s C$1,268,693 (US$1,269,328) it provided C$40,000 (US$40,020) to the Hunger Foundation while Finland provided €100,000 ($128,590) to the ICRC for victim assistance.[2]
The UN General Assembly appropriates annual mine action budgets for the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMISS) operating in South Sudan. In 2012, the assessed budget for UNMISS in South Sudan was $37.3 million.[3]
Combined with $18.9 million from international assistance, and $37.3 million from the peacekeeping assessed budget, the total budget in 2012 was $56.2 million, one of the largest in the world.
International contributions: 2012[4]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥399,100,000 |
5,000,000 |
|
United States |
Clearance |
$2,800,000 |
2,800,000 |
|
European Union |
Clearance |
€2,097,000 |
2,696,532 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK15,000,000 |
2,578,161 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance |
€1,223,760 |
1,573,633 |
|
Canada |
Clearance, victim assistance |
C$1,268,693 |
1,269,328 |
|
Denmark |
Clearance |
DKK6,605,000 |
1,140,327 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance |
SEK7,440,000 |
1,098,625 |
|
Germany |
Clearance |
€500,000 |
642,950 |
|
Finland |
Victim assistance |
€100,000 |
128,590 |
|
Total |
|
|
18,928,146 |
Summary of contributions: 2011–2012[5]
|
Year |
International contributions ($) |
UNMISS assessed budget ($) |
Total contributions ($) |
|
2012 |
18,928,146 |
37,300,000 |
56,228,146 |
|
2011 |
22,946,144 |
16,900,000 |
39,846,144 |
|
Total |
41,874,290 |
54,200,000 |
96,074,290 |
[1] Canada, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2013; email from Carolin J. Thielking, European Union Mine Action Focal Point, Division for WMD, Conventional Weapons and Space, European External Action Service, European Commission (EC), 15 May 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire from Adam Ravnkilde, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2013; Germany, Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), Amended Protocol II, Form B, 22 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire from Helena Vuokko, Desk Officer, Unit for Humanitarian Assistance, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2 April 2013; Japan, CCW, Amended Protocol II, 28 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire from Fabienne Moust, Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, 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; Sweden, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 27 March 2013; and United States (US) Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2013,” Washington, DC, August 2013, p. 14.
[2] Canada, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2013; and response to Monitor questionnaire from Helena Vuokko, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2 April 2013. Average exchange rate for 2012: €1=US$1.2859; C$0.9995=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[3] UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), “UNMAS Annual Report 2012,” p. 22.
[4] Average exchange rate for 2012: DKK5.7922=US$1; €1=US$1.2859; ¥79.82=US$1; NOK5.8181=US$1; SEK6.7721=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[5] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Christine Pahlman, Mine Action Coordinator, AusAID, 24 April 2012; Canada, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire from Katrine Joensen, Head of Section, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark, 1 May 2012; email from Carolin J. Thielking, EC, 15 April 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire by Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 20 April 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire from Douwe Buzeman, Policy Officer Security and Development, Peace Building and Stabilisation Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, 16 April 2012; email from Eugen Secareanu, Resource Mobilisation Unit, UNMAS, 30 May 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15 March 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire by Claudia Moser, Section for Multilateral Peace Policy, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, 19 June 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire from Maria Linderyd Linder, Deputy Director, Head of Section, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 24 April 2012; response to Monitor questionnaire by Hannah Binci, Security and Justice Team, Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, Department for International Development (DfID), 9 May 2012; US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2012,” Washington, DC, July 2012; “UNMAS Annual Report 2011,” p. 35; and “UNMAS Annual Report 2012,” p. 22.
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