Netherlands
Support for Mine Action
In 2014, the Kingdom of the Netherlands contributed €19,462,911 (US$25,879,833)[1] in mine action funding to 12 states, the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action (VTF), and the Mine Ban Treaty Implementation Support Unit.
The largest contribution of €3 million (some $4 million) went to the VTF (unearmarked contribution), with three additional countries—Afghanistan, Libya, and Iraq—receiving more than €2 million each ($3 million).
The Netherlands provided €15.8 million ($21 million) directly to NGOs DanChurchAid, HALO Trust, Handicap International, and Mines Advisory Group (MAG).
In 2014, the Netherlands was the fifth largest donor after the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Norway.
Contributions by recipient: 2014[2]
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount (€) |
Amount ($) |
|
Global |
Various |
3,070,000 |
4,082,179 |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance |
2,548,000 |
3,388,076 |
|
Libya |
Clearance and risk education |
2,459,000 |
3,269,732 |
|
Iraq |
Clearance and victim assistance |
2,286,911 |
3,040,906 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Clearance |
1,911,000 |
2,541,057 |
|
Lebanon |
Clearance |
1,578,000 |
2,098,267 |
|
Lao PDR |
Victim assistance |
1,560,000 |
2,074,332 |
|
South Sudan |
Various |
1,096,000 |
1,457,351 |
|
Palestine |
Various |
796,000 |
1,058,441 |
|
Somalia |
Clearance |
750,000 |
997,275 |
|
Mozambique |
Various |
646,000 |
858,986 |
|
Syria |
Risk education |
570,000 |
757,929 |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance |
192,000 |
255,302 |
|
Total |
19,462,911 |
25,879,833 |
At theTwelfth Meeting of States Parties, the Netherlands stated they had committed to contributing €45 million to mine action over four years, beginning in 2012. Since then, the Netherlands has been a strong advocate for a multiyear funding approach to mine action and cites the improvement of administrative efficiencies, the building of strategic partnerships, and the commitment to building national capacities as benefits in multiyear funding.[3]
From 2010–2014, the contribution of the Netherlands totaled more than €88 million ($117.5 million), with an annual contribution averaging €17.7 million ($23.5 million). This compares to the €86.4 million ($116.3 million) recorded in the previous five-year period from 2005–2009.[4]
Summary of contributions: 2010–2014[5]
|
Year |
Amount (€) |
Amount ($) |
% change from previous year ($) |
|
2014 |
19,462,911 |
25,879,833 |
11 |
|
2013 |
17,622,565 |
23,404,529 |
-3 |
|
2012 |
18,764,834 |
24,129,700 |
13 |
|
2011 |
15,286,403 |
21,295,488 |
-7 |
|
2010 |
17,190,910 |
22,796,866 |
24 |
|
Total |
88,327,623 |
117,506,416 |
N/A |
Note: N/A = not applicable
[1] Average exchange rate for 2014: €1=US$1.3297. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.
[2] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Simone Van der Post, Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2015.
[3] Government of the Netherlands, “How to Get More Value for Money in Humanitarian Mine Action? Benefits of Multi-year Funding: Different Perspectives, Common Interests,” paper presented at side event by the Netherlands at the Mine Ban Treaty Standing Committee Meetings in Geneva, 27–31 May 2013.
[4] See Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, “Country Profile: the Netherlands, Support for Mine Action,” 21 June 2010.
[5] See previous Monitor reports.