United States
Support for Mine Action
In 2016, the United States (US) contributed more than $152 million to 27 countries (19 States Parties, seven states not party, and one signatory).[1]
Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lao PDR received the largest contributions, with a combined total of $81 million, representing more than half of total US funding in 2016.
US support to mine action was distributed among the following regions: East and South Asia and the Pacific ($72.3 million, 48%), the Middle East and North Africa ($50.9 million, 33%), Sub-Saharan Africa ($8.7 million, 6%), the Americas ($8.5 million, 5%), and Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia ($7.1 million, 5%). A further $4.6 million (3%) designated as global was not earmarked for any state or area or region.
The US allocates the majority of its mine action funding through the State Department’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (WRA). Additional funding is allocated through the Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund within the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance at USAID.
Contributions by recipient: 2016
|
Recipient |
Sector |
Amount ($) |
|
Iraq |
Clearance and risk education |
30,945,000 |
|
Afghanistan |
Clearance and risk education |
29,566,000 |
|
Lao PDR |
Clearance and risk education |
20,500,000 |
|
Vietnam |
Various |
10,709,000 |
|
Syria |
Various |
9,510,000 |
|
Colombia |
Clearance and risk education |
8,500,000 |
|
Cambodia |
Clearance and risk education |
7,741,000 |
|
Global |
Various |
4,569,000 |
|
Angola |
Clearance and risk education |
3,750,000 |
|
Yemen |
Various |
3,500,000 |
|
Lebanon |
Clearance |
3,000,000 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Various |
2,750,000 |
|
Libya |
Various |
2,500,000 |
|
Sri Lanka |
Clearance and risk education |
2,500,000 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Clearance and risk education |
1,750,000 |
|
Tajikistan |
Various |
1,600,000 |
|
Albania |
Various |
1,500,000 |
|
Zimbabwe |
Clearance and risk education |
1,000,000 |
|
Palestine |
Various |
1,000,000 |
|
Regional (Sub-Saharan Africa) |
Various |
1,000,000 |
|
Ukraine |
Various |
900,000 |
|
Palau |
Clearance |
505,000 |
|
Somalia |
Clearance and risk education |
500,000 |
|
Senegal |
Clearance |
400,000 |
|
Jordan |
Various |
400,000 |
|
Serbia |
Various |
350,000 |
|
Solomon Islands |
Clearance |
350,000 |
|
South Sudan |
Clearance and risk education |
300,000 |
|
Marshall Islands |
Clearance |
295,000 |
|
Regional (East and South Asia and Pacific) |
Various |
205,000 |
|
Total |
|
152,095,000 |
From 2012–2016, the US contribution for mine action totaled approximately $672 million, with an annual contribution averaging $134 million; this represents one-quarter more than the $534.5 million provided in the previous five-year period from 2007–2011.[2]
It is the eighth-consecutive year that the US support has totaled more than $100 million.
Summary of contributions: 2012–2016[3]
|
Year |
Amount ($) |
% change from previous year |
|
2016 |
152,095,000 |
-5 |
|
2015 |
159,378,000 |
+41 |
|
2014 |
113,063,000 |
0 |
|
2013 |
113,376,651 |
-16 |
|
2012 |
134,421,651 |
+2 |
|
Total |
672,334,302 |
|
[1] Email from Steve Costner, Deputy Office Director, Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State, 30 October 2017.
[2] See, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, “Country Profile: United States: Support for Mine Action,” 5 October 2012.
[3] See previous Monitor reports. Totals for international support in 2015, 2014, and 2013 have been revised to include contributions that were not previously reported.