Colombia
Support for Mine Action
In 2009, the Colombian government contributed COP35.48 billion (US$16,674,734) to mine action. For the first time the Ministry of Defense reported its contribution to clearance operations, and the Ministry of Social Protection reported its support for disability pensions through the Solidarity and Guarantee Fund.[1] Colombia is the first mine-affected country to report government disability and other payments made to survivors and their families.
International contributions in 2009 from 11 countries for clearance, victim assistance, and risk education totaled $10,502,603. The United States, Canada, Spain, and Italy dedicated approximately $2,600,000 to mine action in Colombia through the Organization of American States (OAS). Eight donors provided $6,054,527 for victim assistance.
National contributions: 2009[2]
Institution |
Sector |
Amount (COP) |
Amount |
Ministry of Social Protection |
Victim assistance |
16,720,157,901 |
7,858,474 |
Ministry of Defense |
Clearance |
10,837,000,000 |
5,093,390 |
Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation |
Victim assistance |
4,984,000,000 |
2,342,480 |
Presidential Program for Mine Action |
Clearance, victim assistance, risk education, advocacy |
2,937,000,000 |
1,380,390 |
Total |
|
35,478,157,901 |
16,674,734 |
International contributions: 2009[3]
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount |
US |
Clearance, victim assistance, risk education |
$3,258,163 |
3,258,163 |
Spain |
Clearance, victim assistance, risk education |
€1,588,315 |
2,213,317 |
Norway |
Victim assistance |
NOK10,052,000 |
1,597,866 |
Japan |
Clearance, victim assistance |
¥141,388,000 |
1,508,610 |
Canada |
Clearance, victim assistance |
C$646,819 |
566,788 |
Switzerland |
Victim assistance |
CHF551,000 |
507,366 |
Belgium |
Risk education, survey |
€208,659 |
290,766 |
Germany |
Victim assistance |
€200,000 |
278,700 |
United Kingdom |
Clearance |
£101,270 |
158,599 |
Italy |
Victim assistance |
€50,627 |
70,549 |
Netherlands |
Clearance |
€37,229 |
51,879 |
Total |
|
|
10,502,603 |
Summary of contributions: 2005–2009[4]
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total ($) |
2009 |
16,674,734 |
10,502,603 |
27,177,337 |
2008 |
942,000 |
9,139,472 |
10,081,472 |
2007 |
1,332,500 |
8,785,053 |
10,117,553 |
2006 |
1,127,280 |
4,336,602 |
5,463,882 |
2005 |
213,000 |
2,332,300 |
2,545,300 |
Total |
20,289,514 |
35,096,030 |
55,358,544 |
[1] Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation, “Subdirreción de Atención a Víctimas de la Violencia” (“Sub-directorate for Assistance to Victims of Violence”), www.accionsocial.gov.co; FOSYGA, www.fosyga.gov.co; and Landmine Monitor Report 2008, p. 271.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2009: COP1=US$0.00047. Oanda, www.oanda.com.
[3] Email from Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer, Mine Action Task Force for Humanitarian Aid, German Federal Foreign Office, 8 April 2010; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ira Amin, Intern, Multilateral Peace Policy Section, Directorate of Political Affairs, Political Affairs Division IV, Human Security, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, 20 April 2010; email from Miki Nagashima, Conventional Arms Division, Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2010; Italy Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Article 13 Report, Form B, 25 September 2009; Spain Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2010; response to Monitor questionnaire by Vilde Rosén, Advisor, Humanitarian Disarmament Department for UN, Peace and Humanitarian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 April 2010; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2010,” Washington, DC, July 2010. Average exchange rates for 2009: €1=US$1.3935; NOK=US$0.15896; ¥=US$0.01067; C$=US$0.87627; CHF1=US$0.92081; £1=US$1.5661. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2010.
[4] See Landmine Monitor Report 2009, pp. 323–325; Landmine Monitor Report 2008, p. 276; and Landmine Monitor Report 2007, p. 290.
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