Ukraine
Support for Mine Action
In 2014, four donors contributed US$6.7 million toward mine action in Ukraine.[1] There was no international support reported in 2013.
The European Union (EU) and Germany reported contributing a combined total of $2,493,188 for the destruction of Ukraine’s PFM-1 landmines through the NATO Support Agency in 2014. Ukraine missed its June 2010 deadline for the destruction of all stockpiled antipersonnel mines, and has repeatedly asserted that its capacity to complete its stockpile destruction in a timely manner was dependent on support provided by international partners.[2]
Slovenia’s contribution for victim assistance ($42,372) went through the ITF (International Trust Fund) Enhancing Human Security.
International contributions: 2014[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Canada |
Capacity-building |
C$2,932,200 |
2,655,257 |
|
EU |
Stockpile destruction |
€1,800,000 |
2,393,460 |
|
Germany |
Various |
€1,177,000 |
1,565,057 |
|
Slovenia |
Victim assistance |
$42,372 |
42,372 |
|
Total |
|
|
6,656,146 |
[1] Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2015; email from Jérôme Legrand, Policy Officer, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Conventional Weapons ad Space Division (K1), European External Action Service (EEAS), 11 June 2015; Germany Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 16 March 2015; and ITF Enhancing Human Security, Annual Report 2014, March 2015, p. 23.
[2] Statement of Ukraine, Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Meetings, Updates by States Parties that have missed their deadlines for Article 4 implementation, April 2014.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2014: €1=US$1.3297; C$1.1043=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.