Syria
Support for Mine Action
In 2019, 17 donors reported contributing a total of US$42.5 million to mine action activities in the Syrian Arab Republic; $24.2 million less than in 2018 when international funding totaled $66.7 million.[1] Syria was the fifth largest recipient of international support to mine action in 2019.
The European Union provided the largest contribution with $16 million, to support mine action activities. This represented 38% of the total international mine action assistance in Syria for 2019. In addition, Australia, Germany, and Norway also provided substantial assistance to mine action activities in Syria and contributed a combined total of almost $11.4 million.
International contributions: 2019[2]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount (US$) |
|
European Union |
Various |
€14,300,000 |
16,007,420 |
|
Australia |
Risk education and victim assistance |
A$5,800,000 |
4,032,160 |
|
Germany |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
€3,530,140 |
3,951,639 |
|
Norway |
Clearance and risk education |
NOK30,000,000 |
3,409,052 |
|
New Zealand |
Victim assistance |
NZ$4,500,000 |
2,965,950 |
|
Japan |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
¥310,385,827 |
2,847,054 |
|
Austria |
Clearance and risk education |
€1,778,614 |
1,990,980 |
|
Denmark |
Clearance and risk education |
DKK10,291,000 |
1,542,809 |
|
Switzerland |
Risk education |
CHF1,355,000 |
1,363,591 |
|
Russia |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
N/R |
1,000,000 |
|
Finland |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
€720,000 |
805,968 |
|
France |
Capacity-building and clearance |
€614,000 |
687,312 |
|
Italy |
Clearance, risk education, and victim assistance |
€550,000 |
615,670 |
|
Canada |
Clearance and risk education |
C$718,309 |
541,344 |
|
Slovenia |
Risk education |
€295,546 |
330,834 |
|
Netherlands |
Risk education and victim assistance |
€202,450 |
226,623 |
|
Sweden |
Clearance and risk education |
SEK2,000,000 |
211,408 |
|
Total |
N/A |
42,529,814 |
Note: N/A=not applicable; N/R=not reported.
International contributions to mine action in Syria fluctuated from $11.3 million in 2015 to more than $92 million in 2017, totaling approximately $232 million in the five-year period from 2015–2019 (more than two-fifths of which was provided in 2017).
Summary of international contributions: 2015–2019[3]
|
Year |
International contributions (US$) |
|
2019 |
42,529,814 |
|
2018 |
66,679,122 |
|
2017 |
92,913,777 |
|
2016 |
18,610,221 |
|
2015 |
11,284,558 |
|
Total |
232,017,492 |
[1] Australia Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 3 January 2020; ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2019,” March 2020, p. 17; Canada Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 11 June 2020; response to Monitor questionnaire by Natascha Hassan Johns, Head of Section, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defence, 26 June 2020; email from Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 30 August 2020; response to Monitor questionnaire by Anni Mäkeläinen, Desk Officer, Unit for Arms Control, Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2020; emails from Yves Marek, Ambassador, Secretary General, National Commission for the Elimination of Anti-Personnel Mines (CNEMA), 27 July and 10 August 2020; Germany Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 16 March 2020; Italy Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 25 June 2020; Japan Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 30 March 2020; Netherlands Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 2020; New Zealand Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report, Form J, 2020; email from Ingrid Schøyen, Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020; United Nations Mine Action Service, ‘‘Annual Report 2019,’’ 22 April 2020, pp. 32–33; email from Kajsa Aulin, Assistant Health Affairs and Disarmament, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva, 24 September 2020; Switzerland Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report, Form I, 28 April 2020.
[2] Average exchange rates for 2019: A$1=US$0.6952; C$1.3269=US$1; CHF0.9937=US$1; DKK6.6703=US$1; €1=US$1.1194; NOK8.8001=US$1; NZ$1=US$0.6591; SEK9.4604=US$1; and ¥109.02=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 2 January 2020.
[3] See previous Monitor reports. The total amount of assistance received in 2017 was revised to include previously not reported contributions from France and the United States.