Georgia
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, two donors contributed US$0.8million toward clearance operations and victim assistance in Georgia.[1] Georgia has never reported contributions to its own mine action operations.
International contributions: 2019[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
United States |
Victim assistance |
US$501,802 |
501,802 |
|
United Kingdom |
Clearance |
£213,091 |
272,075 |
|
Total |
773,877 |
Note: N/A=not applicable.
In the five-year period from 2015–2019, international contributions to mine action activities in Georgia totaled some $6.2 million. Annual contributions varied from a low of about $400,000 in 2016 to a high of $2.5 million in 2017.
Summary of international contributions: 2015–2019[3]
|
Year |
Total contributions (US$) |
|
2019 |
773,877 |
|
2018 |
1,544,760 |
|
2017 |
2,531,610 |
|
2016 |
394,717 |
|
2015 |
957,792 |
|
Total |
6,202,756 |
[1] United Kingdom Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 2020; and US Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), “To Walk the Earth in Safety 2019,” 2 April 2020.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2019: £1=US$1.2768. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.