Azerbaijan

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 16 December 2013

In 2012, the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan contributed US$10.4 million to mine action through the Azerbaijan National Agency of Mine Action (ANAMA); this is approximate to the amount contributed in 2011. This amount also represents one of the largest contributions in terms of percentage that a national government contributes to its own mine action program. Since 2008, the government of Azerbaijan has contributed 82% of the total cost of the program.

International support in 2012 was slightly more than the five-year average of $1.9 million. The NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program, combined with $257,816 from Norway, contributed $1,784,733 specifically towards the clearance of the former Soviet-era training base at Jeyranchel on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border.

International contributions in 2012[1]

Donor Country

Sector

National currency

Amount ($)

NATO PfP Fund

Clearance

$1,526,917

1,526,917

UNDP

Clearance

$300,000

300,000

Norway

Clearance

NOK1,500,000

257,816

Australia

Victim assistance

A$50,000

51,795

Slovenia

Victim assistance

$11,766

11,766

Total

 

 

2,148,294

 

Summary of contributions in 2008–2012[2]

Year

National contributions ($)

International contributions ($)

2012

10,421,508

2,148,294

2011

10,203,713

1,649,243

2010

8,997,993

2,190,927

2009

8,086,793

2,176,208

2008

6,312,500

1,723,262

Total

44,022,507

9,887,934

 

 



[1] Australia, Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Article 13 Report, Form B, 28 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 11 April 2013; International Trust Fund Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2012,” Slovenia, 2013, p. 36; ANAMA, “Annual Report 2012,” Baku, p. 5. Average exchange rate for 2012: NOK5.8181=US$1 and A$1=US$1.0359. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.

[2] See Landmine Monitor reports 2008–2011; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Azerbaijan: Support for Mine Action,” 19 September 2012.