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Support for Mine Action
In 2010 Germany contributed €17,610,877 (US$23,353,785) in mine action funding.[1] The largest contribution went to Afghanistan (€5,165,558/$6,850,046), with four additional countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tajikistan, Cambodia, and Lao PDR) each receiving over €1 million.
Germany provided support to 23 states. Support was provided through two trust funds—the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF), and the Cluster Munitions Trust Fund for Lao PDR[2]—as well as five National Mine Action Centers (Cambodia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Jordan, and Peru), and 18 organizations.
Contributions by recipient: 2010
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount |
Amount |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance |
5,165,558 |
6,850,046 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clearance |
1,785,000 |
2,367,089 |
|
Tajikistan |
Clearance |
1,103,856 |
1,463,823 |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance |
1,066,600 |
1,414,418 |
|
Lao PDR |
Advocacy; clearance |
1,043,080 |
1,383,228 |
|
Vietnam |
Clearance |
936,726 |
1,242,192 |
|
Sudan |
Clearance |
786,126 |
1,042,482 |
|
Croatia |
Clearance |
730,000 |
968,053 |
|
Sri Lanka |
Clearance; victim assistance |
691,947 |
917,591 |
|
Somalia |
Clearance; victim assistance |
555,170 |
736,211 |
|
Jordan |
Clearance |
505,164 |
669,898 |
|
Egypt |
Clearance |
500,000 |
663,050 |
|
Lebanon |
Clearance |
500,000 |
663,050 |
|
Global |
Advocacy; clearance; victim assistance |
462,355 |
613,129 |
|
Yemen |
Clearance |
362,845 |
481,169 |
|
Colombia |
Victim assistance |
344,796 |
457,234 |
|
Iraq |
Clearance |
239,235 |
317,250 |
|
Ethiopia |
Clearance |
215,250 |
285,443 |
|
Mauritania |
Clearance |
147,040 |
194,990 |
|
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining |
Global |
125,000 |
165,763 |
|
Ecuador |
Clearance |
87,127 |
115,539 |
|
Palau |
Clearance |
70,352 |
93,294 |
|
Peru |
Clearance |
59,000 |
78,240 |
|
Angola |
Victim assistance |
55,000 |
72,936 |
|
Ukraine |
Clearance
|
52,650 |
69,819 |
|
Mine Ban Treaty Implementation Support Unit |
Advocacy |
21,000 |
27,848 |
|
Total |
|
17,610,877 |
23,353,785 |
Germany allocated the vast majority (94%) of its mine action support in 2010 for clearance activities.
Contributions by thematic sector: 2010
|
Sector |
Amount |
Amount |
% of total contribution |
|
Clearance |
16,472,951 |
21,844,781 |
93.54 |
|
Victim assistance |
681,082 |
903,183 |
3.87 |
|
Advocacy |
331,844 |
440,058 |
1.88 |
|
Global |
125,000 |
165,763 |
0.71 |
|
Total |
17,610,877 |
23,353,785 |
100 |
Of the total funds provided, the majority (66%) were allocated for activities related to mines and ERW not including cluster munitions, 11% went towards activities related to cluster munitions, and 23% went towards activities where no differentiation was made between landmine and cluster munition related activities.
Mine and cluster munition related contributions: 2010
|
Sector |
Amount |
Amount |
% of total contribution |
|
Clearance of mines/ERW not including cluster munition remnants |
11,258,012 |
14,929,250 |
63.93 |
|
Mine ban advocacy |
281,844 |
373,753 |
1.60 |
|
Global mine/ERW related activities |
125,000 |
165,763 |
0.71 |
|
Mine/ERW subtotal |
11,664,856 |
15,468,766 |
66.24 |
|
Clearance |
3,285,133 |
4,356,415 |
18.65 |
|
Victim assistance |
681,082 |
903,183 |
3.87 |
|
Undifferentiated subtotal |
3,966,215 |
5,259,598 |
22.52 |
|
Cluster munition/ERW clearance |
1,929,806 |
2,559,116 |
10.96 |
|
Cluster munition ban advocacy |
50,000 |
66,305 |
0.28 |
|
Cluster munition subtotal |
1,979,806 |
2,625,421 |
11.24 |
|
Total |
17,610,877 |
23,353,785 |
100 |
The German Federal Foreign Office allocated all funding, with the exception of €190,000 ($251,959) of victim assistance funding for orthopedic technician training, which was contributed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Germany’s contribution in 2010 increased by 1% from 2009. From 2006–2010 Germany’s contribution to mine action totaled €81.00 million ($110.79 million). Germany’s contributions in 2006 and 2007 averaged €14,119,639 ($18,507,715) per year. In 2008 its annual contribution increased sharply, and from 2008–2010 Germany’s contributions have averaged €17,587,594 ($24,591,183) per year.
Summary of contributions: 2006–2010[3]
|
Year |
Amount |
Amount |
% change from previous year ($) |
|
2010 |
17,610,877 |
23,353,790 |
+1 |
|
2009 |
17,003,007 |
23,693,690 |
-11 |
|
2008 |
18,148,899 |
26,726,070 |
+46 |
|
2007 |
13,400,957 |
18,374,050 |
-1 |
|
2006 |
14,838,320 |
18,641,380 |
-12 |
|
Total |
81,002,060 |
110,788,980 |
N/A |
N/A = not applicable
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Lt.-Col. Klaus Koppetsch, Desk Officer Mine Action, German Federal Foreign Office, 18 April 2011.
[2] A portion of Germany’s contributions to Bosnia and Herzegovina (€850,900/$1,128,378) and Croatia (€200,000/$265,220) were made via the ITF; €50,000 of the contribution to Lao PDR was made via the Cluster Munitions Trust Fund for Lao PDR (officially named the UNDP Trust Fund for Support to the Full Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in the Lao PDR within the Framework of the Vientiane Declaration on Aid Effectiveness).
[3] See previous editions of Landmine Monitor; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Germany: Support for Mine Action,” www.the-monitor.org, 21 June 2010. Amounts in US$ have been rounded to the nearest ten. Average exchange rate for 2010: €1=US$1.3261; 2009: €1=US$ 1.3935; 2008: €1=US$1.4726; and 2007: €1=US$1.3711. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 6 January 2011. Average exchange rate for 2006: €1=US$1.2563. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2009.
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