Country: Yemen
Project Code: P04-YE02
Pillar: Multiple
Appealing Agency: UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Implementing Partners: UNDP, National Mine Action Committee (NMAC), Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC)
Summary Objectives: The project will support the Government of Yemen to eliminate landmines/explosive remnants of war (ERW) problems by 2009 through assistance with resource mobilization, financial management and procurement. An integrated mine action programme will improve safety in mine-affected communities, return mine-free land to communities for productive uses, meet the needs of survivors and develop strategies for their socio-economic reintegration, and improve mine risk education that will reduce accidents and casualties.
Activities:
- Assign support personnel to aid smooth operations and resource mobilization.
- Carry out mine risk education campaigns in all remaining affected communities.
- Conduct landmine/ERW surveys and clearance, explosive ordnance disposal and quality assurance.
- Provide victim assistance to support and reintegrate landmine/ERW survivors.
- Perform regular evaluations and financial auditing of the project.
Expected Outcomes:
- Refined management structures.
- Improved technical and management competencies at all levels.
- Annual mine risk education for men, women and children in 95 communities.
- Clearance of 298 square kilometres of suspected hazardous areas indicated by the Landmine Impact Survey.
- The annual average rehabilitation of 500 landmine/ERW survivors.
- The development of long-term partnerships and resource mobilization strategies.
- Fulfillment of anti-personnel mine-ban convention obligations.
Project Budget: $2,040,000
Project Duration: January 2007 through December 2009
Budget Shortfall: $12,715
Targeted Beneficiaries: Yemen Mine Action Programme, affected communities, landmine survivors
| BUDGET ITEMS In US$ | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDP support personnel (11 national staff) | 210,000 | 210,000 | 210,000 |
| Mine risk education campaign | 115,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 |
| Survey, clearance, explosive ordnance disposal and quality assurance operations | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Victim assistance support and rehabilitation activities | 118,000 | 118,000 | 118,000 |
| Equipment | 400,000 | 300,000 | 200,000 |
| Overhead | 97,000 | 92,000 | 87,000 |
| Total | 2,040,000 | 1,935,000 | 1,830,000 |
Yuka Ogata; Programme Officer; UN Development Programme (UNDP); Sana’a, Yemen; Tel: 967 1 448605; Fax: 967 1 448841; e-mail: yuka.ogata@undp.org
last edited: Oct 09, 2006