Lebanon
Support for Mine Action
In 2017, contributions from five international donors for mine action activities in the Republic of Lebanon totaled US$6.8 million, about $10 million less than in 2016.[1]
International contributions: 2017[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount |
Amount |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK15,494,000 |
1,873,995 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance and risk education |
€1,562,098 |
1,765,327 |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥187,657,978 |
1,674,023 |
|
US |
Clearance and risk education |
US$1,500,000 |
1,500,000 |
|
Turkey |
Victim assistance |
N/R |
10,000 |
|
Total |
6,823,345 |
Note: N/R = not reported.
In 2017, the Ministry of Defense of Lebanon supported the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC) with personnel, facilities, and 17 Armed Forces Engineering Regiment teams, as well as four rapid response companies. Lebanon has reported contributing an average of $9 million per year.[3]
Since 2013, the government of Lebanon contributed $45.0 million to its mine action program, or 42% of its total mine action budget, while international contributions totaled some $61.3 million, an average of some $12 million per year.
Summary of contributions: 2013–2017[4]
|
Year |
National contributions (US$) |
International contributions (US$) |
Total budget (US$) |
|
2017 |
9,000,000 |
6,823,345 |
15,823,345 |
|
2016 |
9,000,000 |
16,909,650 |
25,909,650 |
|
2015 |
9,000,000 |
8,676,129 |
17,676,129 |
|
2014 |
9,000,000 |
7,000,651 |
16,000,651 |
|
2013 |
9,000,000 |
21,848,041 |
30,848,041 |
|
Total |
45,000,000 |
61,257,816 |
106,257,816 |
[1] Japan, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2018; and Netherlands, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, April 2018; emails from Ingrid Schoyen, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 25 September 2018; from Olivia Douwes, Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 12 September 2018; and from Katherine Baker, Foreign Affairs Officer, Weapons Removal and Abatement, United States Department of State, 9 and 24 October 2018; and ITF Enhancing Human Security, Annual Report 2017, March 2018, p. 25.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2017: €1=US$1.1301; ¥112.1=US$1; NOK8.2679=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 11 January 2018.
[3] Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 25 March 2018.
[4] See previous Monitor reports. Totals for international support in 2014 and 2013 have been rectified as a result of revised European Union and US funding data.