Palestine
Support for Mine Action
In 2014, 12 donors contributed US$10.3 million toward mine action in Palestine, seven-times higher than in 2013.
The largest contributions were provided by Japan (¥323,564,400/$3,060,000) and New Zealand (N$3,100,000/$2,577,030), with three additional donors—the United States (US), the European Union (EU), and the Netherlands—each contributing more than $1 million. Contributions from these donors accounted for 87% of all international assistance received by Palestine in 2014.
Of the total international contribution, more than half went towards clearance and risk education activities. Contributions for victim assistance ($143,083) from Japan and Slovenia went through the ITF Enhancing Human Security and UNICEF.[1]
International contributions: 2014[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Japan |
Risk education and victim assistance |
¥323,564,400 |
3,060,000 |
|
New Zealand |
Clearance |
N$3,100,000 |
2,577,030 |
|
US |
Clearance and risk education |
$1,180,000 |
1,180,000 |
|
EU |
Clearance |
€800,000 |
1,063,760 |
|
Netherlands |
Various |
€796,000 |
1,058,441 |
|
Switzerland |
Clearance |
CHF320,000 |
349,841 |
|
Belgium |
Various |
€250,000 |
332,425 |
|
Italy |
Risk education |
€200,000 |
265,940 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance and risk education |
SEK1,105,000 |
161,135 |
|
Luxembourg |
Risk education |
€74,805 |
99,468 |
|
Slovenia |
Victim assistance |
$83,083 |
83,083 |
|
Estonia |
Various |
$20,000 |
20,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
10,251,124 |
Since 2010, Palestine has received more than $18 million in international assistance for mine action.
Summary of international contribution: 2010–2014[3]
|
Year |
Amount ($) |
|
2014 |
10,251,124 |
|
2013 |
1,427,489 |
|
2012 |
2,390,358 |
|
2011 |
2,426,612 |
|
2010 |
2,208,307 |
|
Total |
18,703,890 |
[1] Belgium Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, May 2015; Estonia Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 1 May 2015; email from Jérôme Legrand, Policy Officer, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Conventional Weapons and Space Division (K1), European External Action Service (EEAS), 11 June 2015; Italy Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2015; Japan Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2015; response to Monitor questionnaire by Robert Steinmetz, Expert in Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2015; response to Monitor questionnaire by Simone van der Post, Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2015; New Zealand Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, May 2015; ITF Annual Report 2014, March 2015, p. 23; Sweden Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, 28 April 2015; Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, 29 April 2015; and and US Department of State, “To Walk the Earth in Safety – 2015,” 2 November 2015.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2014: €1=US$1.3297; CHF0.9147=US$1; NZ$1=US$0.8313; SEK6.8576=US$1; ¥105.74=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.