1. On 18 March 2010, The Government of Japan contributed 18,305,000 US dollars to the United Nations Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action. These funds are earmarked to the following projects, which include demining and mine risk education activities, in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Sudan and Somalia.

2. “Emergency Mine Action activities in Afghanistan” (Budget: 12,805,000 US dollars, Agency: United Nations Mine Action Service) aims to contribute to the stabilization, reconstruction and development in Afghanistan. The project will focus on the removal of 213 sq km of hazardous areas through the delivery of mine action services across the country using traditional and community-based approaches. Complementary to clearance will be the delivery of Mine Risk Education (MRE), the removal of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), survey, victim data collection, and advocacy for people with disabilities.

3. “Mine Action in Affected Areas of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan” (Budget:500,000 US dollars, Agency: United Nations Children’s Fund) aims to contribute towards the protection of civilians by reducing risks of injury and death from landmines and explosive remnants of armed conflicts among at-risk populations in a NWFP and FATA through the implementation of preventative interventions including public information campaigns and promotion of safe behavior activities at the community level.

4. “Emergency Mine Action activities (Mine/ERW clearance and mine risk education) in Sudan in support of the CPA, Transition and Peacebuilding” (Budget: 3,500,000 US dollars, Agency: United Nations Mine Action Service) aims to support the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the transition of mine action responsibilities to national authorities by 2011, and peacebuilding efforts such as DDR, the national election and referendum at this critical juncture for the peace process in Sudan.

5. “Emergency EOD, Survey and MRE Support for Humanitarian Mine Action in South Central Somalia” (Budget: 1,500,000 US dollars, Agency: United Nations Mine Action Service) aims to increase the safety and security of the Somali population, and improve freedom of movement of humanitarian actors in South Central Somalia. Building upon the existing explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), survey and MRE capacity, the UNMAS project in Somalia will expand and increase the emergency response capacity in MRE, EOD, and survey to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of the Somali population affected by landmines and ERW in South Central Somalia.

6. Since 1998 the government of Japan has contributed more than 400 million US dollars to international efforts on mine and unexploded ordinance (UXO) activities in 40 countries and regions.

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