Myanmar_Burma
Support for Mine Action
In 2014, six donors contributed US$5.7 million to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for mine action, a 27% decrease from 2013.[1] Switzerland and the United States (US) provided the largest contributions with a combined total of $5.2 million for risk education and victim assistance (91% of all funding).
Of the total international contribution, the majority (94%) went to risk education or victim assistance activities through the ICRC and other NGOs.[2]
International contributions: 2014[3]
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
Switzerland |
Risk education and victim assistance |
CHF2,633,000 |
2,878,539 |
US |
Risk education and victim assistance |
US$2,350,000 |
2,350,000 |
Norway |
Clearance and advocacy |
NOK1,294,000 |
205,498 |
Germany |
Victim assistance |
€105,059 |
139,696 |
Ireland |
Clearance and risk education |
€100,000 |
132,970 |
European Union |
Risk education |
€12,940 |
17,206 |
Total |
|
|
5,723,910 |
Since 2010, international assistance to Myanmar has considerably fluctuated, ranging from a low of $36,393 in 2010 to a high of $8.5 million in 2012.
Summary of international contributions: 2010–2014[4]
Year |
International contributions ($) |
2014 |
5,723,910 |
2013 |
7,892,326 |
2012 |
8,503,756 |
2011 |
674,368 |
2010 |
36,393 |
Total |
22,830,753 |
[1] Email from Jérôme Legrand, Policy Officer, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Conventional Weapons and Space Division (K1), European External Action Service (EEAS), 11 June 2015; Germany Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 16 March 2015; Ireland Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, June 2015; and email from Owen Blackburn, Humanitarian Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Aid, 5 June 2015; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingrid Schoyen, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2015; Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 29 April 2015; and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety – 2015,” 2 November 2015.
[2] The Catholic Relief Services, DanChurchAid (DCA) and Mines Advisory Group (MAG) also reported using some of their own funds (totaling some $240,000) to support risk education projects in 2014. UNICEF also provided support to mine risk education and victim assistance projects but the exact amount of its contribution was not available. Responses by Catholic Relief Services, DCA and MAG to Landmine Monitor 2015 mine risk education Questionnaire.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2014: €1=US$1.3297; NOK6.2969=US$1; CHF0.9147=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.
[4] See previous Monitor reports.