Colombia

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 24 November 2021

In 2020, the Republic of Colombia received US$31.4 million in international assistance for mine action from 10 donors; this was 15% less than in 2019.

The largest contribution was provided by the United States (US), which contributed more than half (64%) of all international assistance.[1]

Of the total contribution, 84% ($26.3 million) went toward clearance and risk education activities, the remainder ($5.1 million or 16%) went to advocacy, capacity-building, victim assistance, and other mine action activities that were not disaggregated by the donors.

International contributions: 2020[2]

Donor	Sector	Amount (national currency)	Amount (US$)
US	Clearance and risk education	US$21,000,000	21,000,000
Canada	Clearance and risk education	C$3,224,699	2,402,547
Germany	Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, and victim assistance	€1,955,207	2,230,891
Norway	Advocacy, clearance, risk education, victim assistance	NOK17,700,000	1,877,327
Switzerland	Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance	CHF1,172,429	1,248,726
European Union	Capacity-building	€1,000,000	1,141,000
Italy	Capacity-building and victim assistance	€425,000	484,925
Sweden	Various	SEK4,450,000	482,819
New Zealand	Clearance	NZ$450,000	292,410
Ireland	Clearance	€125,000	142,625
South Korea	Capacity-building, clearance, risk education, victim assistance	N/R	54,450
Total		N/A	31,357,720

Note: N/A=not applicable; N/R=not reported.

In the five-year period from 2016–2020, international contributions to Colombia totaled more than $178 million.

Colombia contributed approximately $1 million to its mine action program each year in 2019 and 2020.[3] No information on any national contribution was available for 2016–2018. Between 2012 and 2015, the government of Colombia contributed some $6.6 million to support its national mine action program.

Summary of international contributions in 2016–2020[4]

Year	International contributions (US$)
2020	31,357,720
2019	37,249,896
2018	33,059,744
2017	68,372,769
2016	26,190,348
Total	196,230,477

[1] Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2020), Form J; response to Monitor questionnaire by Sandrina Köbinger, Desk Officer, Conventional Arms Division, Germany Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), 27 May 2021; Germany Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2020), Form I; and Germany Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2020), Form J; Ireland Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2021; Italy Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 3 May 2021; Italy Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 3 May 2021; New Zealand Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2020), Form I; ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2020,” 2021, p. 14; UNMAS, "Annual Report 2020," April 2021, pp. 50–51; Sweden Convention on Cluster Munition Article 7 Report, Form I, April 2021; Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2021; 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; and emails from Carole Ory, Senior Expert, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service (EEAS), 29 June 2021; from Camilla Dannevig, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 September 2021; and from Erik Pettersson, Senior Programme Manager, Peace and Human Security Unit, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), 28 September 2021.

[2] Average exchange rates for 2020: C$1.3422=US$1; €1=US$1.141; NOK9.4283=US$1; NZ$1=US$0.6498; SEK9.2167=US$1; CHF0.9389=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2021.

[3] Colombia Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2020), 30 April 2021, p. 71.

[4] See previous Monitor reports.