Congo, Democratic Republic of
Support for Mine Action
In 2020, two donors contributed a total of US$3.4 million toward mine action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which represents a 51% decrease from 2019.[1]
The DRC also received in-kind assistance from Switzerland valued at $1.5 million (CHF1.2 million) to support mine clearance operations.[2]
The DRC has never reported any national contributions to its mine action program, but in its Third Article 5 deadline Extension Request, submitted in September 2020, the DRC committed to providing approximately $564,000 from 2021–2022.[3] No details on its level of contribution in 2020 were available.
International contributions: 2020[4]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
United States |
US$3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
|
|
Norway |
NOK3,835,000 |
406,754 |
|
|
Total |
N/A |
3,406,754 |
Note: N/A=not available.
In the five-year period from 2016–2020, international contributions to mine action activities in the DRC totaled approximately $30 million, an average of some $6 million per year.
In 2020, DRC’s Mine Ban Treaty extension request projected that a budget of $3.9 million would be required for 2021–2022, of which $2.4 million would go to demining and survey operations and $0.9 million to risk education activities, while the remainder would be used for coordination from its mine action center.[5]
Summary of international contributions: 2016–2020[6]
|
Year |
International contributions (US$) |
|
2020 |
3,406,754 |
|
2019 |
6,908,793 |
|
2018 |
7,789,468 |
|
2017 |
5,729,912 |
|
2016 |
6,175,437 |
|
Total |
30,010,364 |
[1] Email from Camilla Dannevig, Senior Adviser, Section for Humanitarian Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 September 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] Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 report, Form I, April 2021. Annual exchange rate for 2020: CHF0.9389=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2021.
[3] DRC Mine Ban Treaty Third Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 24 September 2020, pp. 45–46.
[4] Average exchange rate for 2020: NOK9.4283=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2021.
[5] DRC Mine Ban Treaty Third Article 5 deadline Extension Request, 24 September 2020, p. 116.
[6] See previous Monitor reports.