Mali
Support for Mine Action
Recent and ongoing armed conflict in the Republic of Mali has created a problem of contamination by weapons and explosives. At the request of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) deployed mine action staff to Mali in January 2013 in order to conduct an emergency assessment of the situation with regards to explosive threats and in support of Security Council Resolution 2085 (2012).[1]
In 2012, four donors contributed US$7,681,063 to Mali to begin a mine action program. Japan, France, and the United Kingdom (UK) provided funding through UNMAS while Sweden provided the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency with SEK10.6 million ($1.56 million) to train the Malian Defense and Security Forces in explosive ordnance disposal.[2]
International contributions: 2012[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
National currency |
Amount ($) |
|
Japan |
Various |
¥478,920,000 |
6,000,000 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance |
SEK10,600,000 |
1,565,246 |
|
France |
Various |
€50,000 |
64,295 |
|
UK |
Clearance |
£32,500 |
51,522 |
|
Total |
|
|
7,681,063 |
[1] UNMAS website, programs, “About UNMAS in Mali.”
[2] Ibid.
[3] Japan, Convention on Conventional Weapons Amended Protocol II Article 13 Report, 28 March 2013; Sweden, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 25 March 2013; response to Monitor questionnaire by Richard Bolden, Policy Analyst Mine Action, Arms Exports and ATT, DD, 7 May 2013; France, Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 30 April 2013; and Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 April 2013. Average exchange rate for 2012: ¥79.82=US$1; SEK6.7721=US$1; €1=US$1.2859; and £1=US$1.5853. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.