US, Norway Allocate $30Mln To Iraq, Syria Demining
MEP: The US and Norway have decided a mining clearance plan to clear parts of Iraq and Syria from explosives planted by Daesh( ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group by allocating nearly $30 million, the US Department of State said on Wednesday.
The US intends to provide an additional $10.8 million this year to clear portions of Iraq liberated from Daesh occupation and spend up to $8 million next year to do the same in liberated portions of Syria, Norway will allocate $9.8 million for mine action in 2016, with a particular focus on aiding Iraq and Syria. Oslo plans to increase its financial support for global demining by $15 million in 2017.
According to the source, the United States and Norway will host a ministerial-level demining conference this fall during the UN General Assembly.
Protecting civilians and supporting post-conflict recovery is a shared foreign policy priority for the United States and Norway, as reflected in our work together clearing explosive remnants of war in Colombia, Iraq, Laos and elsewhere.
