Final evaluation Netherlands participation in ISAF 2006 - 2010

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Scope of HGIS provision for 'Conduct of crisis-managementoperations'When the decision was made in 2007 to extend the mission, thegovernment acknowledged that the participation of the armed forces inISAF required a substantial financial commitment. The HGIS provision for‘Conduct of crisis-management operations’ was not sufficient toaccommodate that extension. Therefore, the fourth Balkenende governmentdecided to add funds to this HGIS budget. With the coalition agreement ofthat government, the HGIS provision was increased incidentally over thenext four years by an amount that rose gradually from EUR 25 million in2008 to EUR 100 million in 2011. This increase was announced in thecoalition agreement as one of the measures which would contribute to thegoals of the government, i.e. an active and constructive role for theNetherlands in Europe and the world. There was little scope for prioritisationwithin policy article 20 instead of adding to the budget. Many of themissions that had already been planned had arisen from internationalagreements.Sub-conclusionThe toll taken by ISAF on the ‘Conduct of crisis-management operations’budget was considerable. On average, during the 2006-2010 period, around78% of the total budget was used for the military contribution to ISAF. Thedecision for the Netherlands to make an extensive contribution to ISAF overa period of four years meant that there was little financial room for other(crisis-management) operations.ISAF expenditure as a percentage of the total HGIS provision for 'Conduct of crisismanagementoperations'.Policy article 20 2006 29 2007 2008 2009 2010 TotalTotal expenditure 259,515 303,828 328,023 360,093 318,319 1,569,778ISAF Stage III and RDTF 143,943 232,566 279,270 299,151 272,598 1,227,528Percentage 55% 76% 85% 83% 86% 78%Amounts x € 1,0005.1.1.2 HGIS expenditure, Ministry of Foreign AffairsDue to its responsibility for foreign policy, the budget of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs is fully funded by the HGIS, with the exception of paymentsto the EU. This includes specific expenditure for Uruzgan and Afghanistanduring the Dutch participation in ISAF. These HGIS funds came from theStability Fund, the Foreign Policy Support Programme (POBB) and thedelegated budgets of the embassy in Kabul.29 This amount excludes the contributions to the UN which were funded from policy article 20 up to 2006, in orderfor the comparison to be valid.Page 84 of 133
Multi-year expenditure, Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, ISAF 2006-2010Amounts x € 1,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 TotalUruzgan 3,568 26,104 33,137 62,661 33,536 159,006Security (excl. CIMIC) 1,344 10,245 2,705 22,670 3,253 40,217Good governance andhuman rights71 475 2,981 3,055 2,428 9,010Legal sector 0 0 0 350 829 1,179Transport 1,746 7,821 9,679 17,076 36,321Water 502 946 953 1,542 867 4,810Education 2,730 1,682 2,075 3,334 9,821Culture and media 299 251 896 401 587 2,434Health care 89 1,058 97 1,925 102 3,271Rural development 1,220 5,259 11,142 15,599 6,293 39,513Social protection 0 412 174 31 0 617Refugees 0 0 539 55 0 594Private sectordevelopment0 2,205 1,264 4,123 1,187 8,779Other 70 216 356 250 891CIMIC 43 706 2,667 800 0 4,216Afghanistan 50,000 35,200 45,400 47,000 35,000 212,600AfghanistanReconstruction TrustFund (ARTF) (ODA)Law and Order TrustFund Afghanistan(LOTFA) (ODA)ANA Trust Fund (non-ODA)Personnel40,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 140,00010,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 50,0000 200 10,400 12,000 0 22,600expenditure 30 159 942 31 407 583 184 2,257Total 53,727 62,428 78,544 110,264 68,720 373,863A total of EUR 159 million was spent on assistance for Uruzgan. Themajority of this was development funding (ODA). The Netherlands alsocontributed to funds which benefited Afghanistan as a whole. These fundsare not directly linked to the Dutch participation in ISAF, but are part of theDutch development programme with regard to Afghanistan and are as suchin a wider context also related to the Dutch participation in ISAF. As one ofthe major donors of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) andthe Law and Order Trust Fund Afghanistan (LOTFA), the Netherlands hasbeen able to make strong efforts for the roll-out of programmes in Uruzgan.It cannot be said, however, exactly how much of the Dutch contribution hasbeen spent in Uruzgan. The same is true for the Dutch contribution of EUR22.6 million to the ANA Trust Fund for strengthening the Afghan army byfunding non-lethal materiel. The expenditure listed for personnel related tothe salaries and allowances for service abroad for extra external hiredpersonnel, including interpreters. Most of the expenditure of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs goes to development cooperation activities in Uruzgan.30 For personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, additional personnel expenditure only concerns the allowances forservice abroad and for the hired external interpreters it concerns both salaries and allowances for service abroad.31 Including interpreters for three years, both salaries and allowances for service abroad (EUR 0.6 million).Page 85 of 133
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1 IntroductionThe government would,
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4 Implementation of the mission and
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Page 45 and 46: Apart from facilitating training an
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Page 49 and 50: As previously mentioned, the preven
Page 51 and 52: - Between 2006 and 2010, the number
Page 53 and 54: government of Chora in January 2010
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Page 59 and 60: interest for filling judicial posit
Page 61 and 62: During the Uruzgan mission, a great
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Page 127 and 128: Annex C, Chronology200522 December:
Page 129 and 130: July: microcredit provider World Co
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