Azerbaijan
Support for Mine Action
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.