Angola
Support for Mine Action
In 2020, the Republic of Angola received US$15.2 million (37% increase compared to 2019) from six donors.[1] As in 2016–2019, Angola did not receive international support for victim assistance in 2020. Instead, all funds were allocated to clearance, and risk education activities.
International contributions: 2020[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
United States |
Clearance |
US$7,000,000 |
7,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance and risk education |
£3,201,379 |
4,107,049 |
|
Japan |
Clearance |
¥237,475,800 |
2,224,068 |
|
Norway |
Clearance |
NOK9,500,000 |
1,007,605 |
|
Belgium |
Clearance |
€436,653 |
498,221 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance and risk education |
SEK3,500,000 |
379,745 |
|
Total |
N/A |
15,216,688 |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
The government of Angola has contributed more than $117 million to its mine action program since 2016, amounting to 74% of its total mine action budget. In 2020, it contributed $6.1 million and received $11.1 million from international donors, resulting in a $21.3 million overall budget.[3]
In 2016–2020, Angola was one of the 20 largest recipients of international mine action funding and received more than $41.3 million over the five-year period. In 2020, international assistance totaled more than $15 million for the first time since 2014.
Summary of contributions: 2016–2020[4]
|
Year |
National contributions (US$) |
International contributions (US$) |
Total Budget |
|
2020 |
6,108,149 |
15,216,688 |
21,324,837 |
|
2019 |
15,700,000 |
11,118,449 |
26,818,449 |
|
2018 |
26,458,282 |
7,078,286 |
33,536,568 |
|
2017 |
45,079,260 |
3,127,966 |
48,207,226 |
|
2016 |
24,497,253 |
4,797,332 |
29,294,585 |
|
Total |
117,842,944 |
41,338,721 |
159,181,665 |
[1] Belgium Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2020), Form J; Sweden Convention on Cluster Munition Article 7 Report, Form I, April 2021; emails from Charlotte Van Caeneghem, Attaché, Belgium Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, 23 April 2021; from Ishida Tatsuya, Conventional arms division/ Arms control and disarmament division, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2021; from Camilla Dannevig, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 September 2021; from Erik Pettersson, Senior Programme Manager, Peace and Human Security Unit, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), 28 September 2021; UK Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 29 April 2021; and US Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2021,” 5 April 2021.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2020: €1=US$1.141; £1=US$1.2829; NOK9.4283=US$1; £1=1.2768; SEK9.2167=US$1; ¥106.7754=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2021.
[3] Republic of Angola, Ministry of Finance, National Budget 2020 (Dotação Orçamental por Orgão), December 2019. Average exchange rate for 2020: AOA595.867=US$1, Oanda.com, Historical Exchange Rates.
[4] See previous Monitor reports.