Kosovo
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, three donors contributed a total of US$480,000 to mine action in Kosovo; half the level of international assistance provided in 2018.[1]
International contributions: 2019[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
Norway |
Clearance and risk education |
NOK3,250,000 |
369,314 |
|
Netherlands |
Clearance |
€90,126 |
100,887 |
|
Turkey |
Victim assistance |
N/R |
10,000 |
|
Total |
N/A |
480,201 |
Note: N/A=not applicable. N/R=not reported.
In the five-year period from 2015–2019, international assistance to mine action in Kosovo totaled almost $2.5 million. No annual total has exceeded more than $1 million since 2012.
Summary of contributions: 2015–2019[3]
|
Year |
Amount (US$) |
|
2019 |
480,201 |
|
2018 |
837,825 |
|
2017 |
170,129 |
|
2016 |
189,873 |
|
2015 |
785,889 |
|
Total |
2,463,917 |
[1] Email from Ingrid Schøyen, Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020; ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2019,” March 2020, p. 18; and Netherlands Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 2020.
[2] Average exchange rate for 2019: €1=US$1.1194; and NOK8.8001=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[3] See previous Monitor reports.