A humanitarian mine-clearance training course concluded on March 17 with a ceremonial handover of equipment to five demining platoons at the Training School for Multinational Peacekeeping Forces in Phnom Sruoch district, Kampong Speu province.
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and authorities in Koh Kong province on March 10 declared Koh Sdech commune in Kiri Sakor district mine-free.
Thirty Cambodian peacekeepers have completed a month-long explosive ordnance disposal training course, made possible with cooperation and financial support from France, according to the National Center for Peacekeeping Force, Mines and Explosive Remnants of War Clearance (NPMEC).
Prime Minister Hun Sen has agreed to send 40 prison officials to join a UN peacekeeping mission, a first for units outside of the Kingdom’s armed forces, according to Minister of Interior Sar Kheng.