Dangerous situation: From 2020 to 2025, Cambodia still needs a further US$377mil (RM1.57mil) to demine some 806sq km of land. — The Phnom Penh Post/ANN
Prime Minister Hun Sen has allowed the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) also known as the Mine Authority to access funds to deploy 2,000 Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) personnel in the humanitarian demining operation from 2020-2025.
Hun Sen’s letter on the 21st anniversary of National Mine Awareness Day on Wednesday, said mines, cluster bombs and explosive remnants of war had not only caused citizens to be disabled or lose their lives, but also posed obstacles to rehabilitation, the development of families’ livelihoods and the national economy.
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