Ukraine
Support for Mine Action
(Special note: This profile updated with new information after the publication of Landmine Monitor 2016.)
In 2015, seven donors contributed US$13.3 million toward mine action in Ukraine, this represents a 99% increase from 2014 when four donors provided $6.7 million.[1] There was no international support reported in 2012–2013.
Germany reported contributing a total of $515,964 for the destruction of Ukraine’s PFM-1 landmines through the NATO Support Agency in 2015. Ukraine missed its June 2010 deadline for the destruction of all stockpiled antipersonnel mines, and has repeatedly asserted that its capacity to complete its stockpile destruction in a timely manner was dependent on support provided by international partners.[2]
International contributions: 2015[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
European Union |
Various |
€3,379,356 |
3,749,733 |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance and risk education |
£2,300,000 |
3,515,320 |
|
United States |
Various |
$2,471,000 |
2,471,000 |
|
Canada |
Capacity-building and risk education |
C$2,155,323 |
1,685,031 |
|
Germany |
Various |
€1,465,000 |
1,625,564 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance |
€100,000 |
110,960 |
|
Slovenia |
Various |
€96,058 |
106,586 |
|
Total |
|
|
13,264,194 |
[1] Canada, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 17 March 2016; Germany, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 4 April 2016; Netherlands, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, April 2016; United Kingdom, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 29 April 2016; emails from Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 30 September 2016 and 22 November 2016; and from Katherine Baker, Foreign Affairs Officer, Weapons Removal and Abatement, United States Department of State, 12 September 2016; and ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2015,” April 2016, p. 22.
[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 2015: €1=US$1.1096; C$1.2791=US$1; £1.5284=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.