Zimbabwe
Support for Mine Action
In 2014, three donors contributed US$2.2 million toward clearance operations in the Republic of Zimbabwe, about the same as in 2013.[1]
In April 2015, the United States (US) announced it would provide another $1 million to assist HALO Trust and Norwegian People’s Aid in conducting demining activities.[2]
International contributions: 2014[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK5,366,000 |
852,165 |
|
United States |
Clearance |
$750,000 |
750,000 |
|
Ireland |
Clearance |
€456,500 |
607,008 |
|
Total |
|
|
2,209,173 |
Between 2010–2014, the government of Zimbabwe contributed more than $3 million to its mine action programme, or 35% of its total mine action budget.
Since 2012, when Zimbabwe received international assistance for mine action for the first time, international contributions have totaled more than $6 million. In December 2013, Zimbabwe submitted its fourth Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 deadline Extension Request, in which it estimated a total of $12,965,125 would be needed to clear some 4km2 between 2015 and January 2018, of which $2.9 million would be provided by Zimbabwe. The remaining $10 million would need to be sought from other sources, which implies that Zimbabwe’s capacity to address its mine contamination largely depends on adequate and steady international funding.[4]
Summary of contributions: 2010–2014[5]
|
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total contributions ($) |
|
2014 |
500,000 |
2,209,173 |
2,709,173 |
|
2013 |
800,000 |
2,261,847 |
3,061,847 |
|
2012 |
800,000 |
1,668,362 |
2,468,362 |
|
2011 |
650,000 |
0 |
650,000 |
|
2010 |
600,000 |
0 |
600,000 |
|
Total |
3,350,000 |
6,139,382 |
9,489,382 |
[1] Ireland Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, June 2015; 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; and US Embassy in Harare, “$7.1 million in U.S. support to clear landmines in Zimbabwe,” 1 April 2015.
[2] US Embassy in Harare, “$7.1 million in U.S. support to clear landmines in Zimbabwe,” 1 April 2015.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2014: €1=US$1.3297; NOK6.2969=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2015.
[4] Zimbabwe’s Fourth Mine Ban Treaty Article 5 deadline Extension Request, December 2013.
[5] Ibid.