The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistant Authority’s (CMAA) working group and demining operators will check out certain minefields beginning next week to evaluate mine-free progress. CMAA will also draw up a budget plan for landmine clearance in Tbong Khmum, Takeo and Kampot provinces as well as nine towns and districts in preparation of declaring them mine-free.
Prime Minister Hun Sen on July 4 established the “Samdech Techo Project for Mine Action” (STP-MA) fundraising drive after the huge response following his call for the private sector to join the government in demining efforts.
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) is determined to maintaining, for each troop dispatched to UN peacekeeping missions, the professional credentials recognised by the international organisation’s officials in the host state, according to a defence ministry spokesman.
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) called for more funding to enable it to deploy enough resources to reach the Kingdom’s mine-free goal, which is just three years away.
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and the Indian Ministry of State for External Affairs co-signed a June 21 memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Quick Impact Projects for “Mine-Free Villages in Koh Kong province”.